{"product_id":"togrsp","title":"to grow roots: a poetry chapbook, by salem paige","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" 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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eto grow roots\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of poems about the direction humanity is headed, and reflections on the connection between ourselves, as well as between our small-scale, personal woes and the larger-scale struggles faced by our species due to our disregard for Nature. This collection reflects on the author’s youthful eagerness to find connection, to form a found family, and to discover a sense of self through relationships with others. These concepts are explored in three parts:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI. then (yesterday) encompasses a nostalgic existentialism through reflections on the process of growing up in a world clearly headed toward its demise,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eII. now (today) follows with a desire to find a place in the world and people with whom to connect despite the harsh conditions we find ourselves in, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIII. then (tomorrow) brings a hopefulness for the future, finding reason in community, connection, and the interdependence between humanity and Nature. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis collection encourages the reader to connect with oneself, with others, and with the glorious earth beneath them — to make roots, to be human together, and to challenge ourselves to try something new and perhaps painful, because in the end, things will always turn out as they were meant to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esalem paige (they\/them) is a transgender poet and designer living on Algonquin Anishinaabe territory (so-called Ottawa, Ontario). They hold an Honours Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Communications and a microprogram in Professional Editing from the University of Ottawa. They work as a Social Media Designer for \u003cem\u003eflo. literary magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a Web Designer for \u003cem\u003eRebelle Zine\u003c\/em\u003e. Their works revolve around the exploration of identity, technology, space, nature, and discomfort. In 2023 they were published as a Fresh Voice by the League of Canadian Poets, and have been previously shortlisted for the Bridport Poetry Prize and longlisted for the ROOM Poetry Prize. Their work can be found in their first collection of poetry, \u003cem\u003eThe Third Self\u003c\/em\u003e (2023), as well as \u003cem\u003eAntifragile zine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAriel Chart literary magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Words magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBiPan magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ecorporeal magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSTREETCAKE magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others. paige can be found at www.salempaige.com or as @corpseofapoet on instagram and twitter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"salem paige","offers":[{"title":"Print Chapbook","offer_id":45482011263291,"sku":"TOGRSP","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":45482011296059,"sku":"TOGRSPe","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/growfront.png?v=1687380004","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/togrsp","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}