{"product_id":"pooret","title":"Poor You, by Ed Taylor","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, 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 style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoor You\u003c\/em\u003e is a result of bumping into the world, with the result a bruise-colored but painless bloom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOr it is analagous to a pearl, that beautiful defense mechanism of the oyster against irritants it swallows as a result of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOr this collection is just a small yawp, a kind of baying at the moon—just talking back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough humor, pop culture, absurdism, experiment, anger, sorrow, and joy, Poor You documents an ongoing attempt to understand the shocks and astonishments of being just aware enough to see how things are but not so presumptuous as to presume to know what to do about the Big Enchiladas: love, death, and what humans do to each other and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEd Taylor is the author of the novel \u003cem\u003eTheo, Triple 13\u003c\/em\u003e from Ravenna Press, the poetry collection \u003cem\u003eIdiogest\u003c\/em\u003e, and 4 poetry chapbooks. His poetry and prose have appeared in U.S., Canada, Australia, and U.K. periodicals and anthologies. His most recent multimedia performance work was the 2021 1-act play \"Black Nikes\" (Alleyway Theater, Buffalo NY). His Instagram is @toothlessmurgatroyd.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ed Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":49720697520443,"sku":"POORET","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":49720697553211,"sku":"POORETe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/pooryoufront.png?v=1732647845","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/pooret","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}