{"product_id":"vignkh","title":"Vignettes Under Authoritarianism, by Kayla Howe","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 32 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\"\u003eCan you imagine what it’s like to live under an authoritarian regime? \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVignettes Under Authoritarianism\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of diverse poetic forms, each offering an intimate perspective of life under an autocratic regime. A dying grandfather tells the story of his country’s chaotic progression and an artist feels the tightening grip of the state. A mother is distraught as she realizes her daughter has become political. A protester finally decides to take to the streets. A queer woman hides herself and a farmer toils. We hear from the autocrat himself and get to know his steely general and his political rival. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComplex motivations and fears undergirding this stifling political system emerge and entangle, providing a tapestry of lived experiences. An apathetic tourist visits the country on a trip, while a foreign diplomat starts to consider the ways in which what she saw abroad begin to echo once she is back home. \u003cem\u003eVignettes Under Authoritarianism\u003c\/em\u003e invites the reader not only to consider what life is like in a different place, but also how their own could change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eKayla Howe is a poet mostly focusing on political and social themes with the errant bug poem thrown in for good measure. After a small town upbringing in the Midwest, Kayla spent nearly a decade living abroad in China, India, and Brazil as a U.S. Diplomat. Now she lives in San Francisco, CA with her husband, three children, three dogs, and two cats. You can find her on Instagram at khowe.poetry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kayla Howe","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":46773269856571,"sku":"VIGNKH","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":46773269889339,"sku":"VIGNKHe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/vignettesfront.png?v=1694032666","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/vignkh","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}