{"product_id":"poemis","title":"Poems Written Before Stepping on the Third Rail, by Ivan Škrtić","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoems Written Before Stepping on the Third Rail\u003c\/em\u003e, it’s semi-self explanatory. Observations, ruminations, complaints shouted at hardwood floors, blues, unrhymed rhythms, verses from the ashcan; all sealed in envelopes, stamped, addressed, and sent to dead letter offices. There’s something for the old soul, the person with a chip on both shoulders, reluctant hipsters, self-effacing hustlers, would-be beatniks, and you. Snapshots of urban life from the Rust Belt to the Northeast Megalopolis relayed sardonically or wistfully, depending on the day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThese poems are for all those who feel out-of-time, be it physically, mentally, or spiritually. Formal analyses of one’s environments spoken slightly lyrically and with an economic use of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIvan Škrtić is a poet and graphic designer hailing from the inner suburbs of Metro Detroit now residing in Brooklyn, New York. His writing is influenced by a mixture of modernism, postmodernism, and his own working-class upbringing. So far, his work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eVerses From the Underground\u003c\/em\u003e (of Philadelphia, PA) and on typewritten pages one might find on the sidewalk or subway platform.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ivan Škrtić","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":50943407063355,"sku":"POEMIS","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":50943407096123,"sku":"POEMISe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/poemsfront.png?v=1769538914","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/poemis","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}