{"product_id":"whenagu","title":"When the Ocean Comes to Me, by Alex Gurtis","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\u003eWhen the Ocean Comes to Me\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection dripping with the anxiety of the Anthropocene. Salt water rises along Florida’s coast as inhabitants watch a clock’s “hands chase each other\/ along their predestined path.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese poems meditate on how “education is a type of trauma” and ask how we can cope with the knowledge that our planet is changing before our eyes. Imagist studies of built environments come unraveled as late-stage capitalism erodes cities and natural landscapes alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Alex Gurtis is a skilled poet with a deft eye. In \u003cem\u003eWhen the Ocean Comes to Me\u003c\/em\u003e, he threads issues on many people’s minds right now: the environment, personal relationships, and how to make a living because What is an economy where a credit card rejects a Diet Coke? Gurtis takes these issues seriously but has a knack for the playful turn of phrase and image as Denim works 9-5 and 8-12. \/ Denim doesn’t sleep. He uses wit to tie capitalism's destructive tendencies to the natural landscape, specifically focusing on hurricanes in Florida. His poems look directly at the rainbands and meditate in the storm's eye. This artful work reminds us we can learn just as much about ourselves from the quiet moments as we can from those filled with the most noise.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—Tyler Gillespie, author of \u003cem\u003eFlorida Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlex Gurtis is a poet and critic whose work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eAutofocus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBarrelhouse\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHobart After Dark\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRejection Letters\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Shore\u003c\/em\u003e among others. A ruth weiss Foundation Maverick Poet Award Finalist, Alex received his MFA from the University of Central Florida. He is the co-founder of Zeppelin Books. You can find Alex on Instagram at apbg_alex or Twitter at @alexgurtis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alex Gurtis","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":48906761011515,"sku":"WHENAGU","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":48906761044283,"sku":"WHENAGUe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/oceanfront.png?v=1717443760","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/whenagu","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}