{"product_id":"olearf","title":"oleander: a child that did not live, by riel fuqua","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, prose, chapbook, 28 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewritten over the course of several tower moments in the last decade, \u003cem\u003eoleander: a child that did not live\u003c\/em\u003e is a commemoration service for the vague, the visceral, the misaligned, and the underheard. this collection of 14 pieces, including prose, poetry, and essay, explores the ministry of noticing and resting, the intersections of both Blackness and queerness, honors Black ancestors while holding their namesakes, and digs into the discomfort of convolution. \u003cem\u003eoleander: a child that did not live\u003c\/em\u003e is a keepsake for what has been left unsaid, but a bearer of truth that does not know how to apologize for wanting to be born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eriel fuqua is a creative artist of many trades, each of them centering around the communicative art of storytelling. much of riel’s work focuses on the mosaic of experiences they have had as a Black, queer person residing in the Deep South, including navigating interpersonal relationships, sentiments both big and small, childhood memories, the nostalgia for a reality before COVID-19, and the zest of Black, non-binary joy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"riel fuqua","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":44577553154363,"sku":"OLEARF","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":44577553219899,"sku":"OLEARFe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/products\/oleanderfront_d109e334-1f52-4b20-be1e-9e78eb1e1730.png?v=1678307798","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/olearf","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}