{"product_id":"tryicq","title":"Trying, by Corey Qureshi","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 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\"\u003eIn the rat race to exist, especially in a large city, driving can be infuriating. \u003cem\u003eTrying\u003c\/em\u003e channels a driver’s disillusionment with the state of the streets in the City of Brotherly Love. Crumbling local infrastructure, the apathy people have towards one another, and the feelings that come from these daily interactions\/engagements are explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn established, invented, and visually playful forms, the poems are agitated, impatient, and uncomfortable. They’re asking and hoping for better future moments while yelling at others. There are SEPTA-adjacent scenes, the stresses of motor ambiguities, and surveys of relation to family, loved ones, the public, and self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCorey Qureshi is a writer, musician, and parent based in Philadelphia. His poetry, prose, and art reviews have been featured in many print and digital publications, including BOXX Press, his publishing project. He wrote the chapbook \u003cem\u003eWhat You Want\u003c\/em\u003e (Dead Mall Press, 2023).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corey Qureshi","offers":[{"title":"Print Chapbook","offer_id":44624669311291,"sku":"TRYICQ","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":44624669344059,"sku":"TRYICQe","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/products\/tryingfront.png?v=1678826228","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/tryicq","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}