{"product_id":"a-mass-of-feathers-love-poems-by-rachel-vinciguerra","title":"A mass of feathers: love poems, by Rachel Vinciguerra","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\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA mass of feathers\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of love poems–to Rachel’s grandparents who she lost within 6 months of each other, to her body during a painful and hopeful journey with cancer in her 20s, to her partners in life, both human and winged. The poems weave in and out of nature–the shore, a Pittsburgh riverside, an open courtyard under the stars in Haiti–and are fascicles of love beyond simple romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA mass of feathers\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on healthcare, class, immigration, inequity, and ancestry. In this collection, time folds into itself, bending and molding a sense of identity in the context of family. In parts, inspired by her Italian-American grandparents, Haitian husband, and her first-generation English grandmother who kept her family’s history, the poems are an intergenerational and intercultural dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe collection blurs the lines between holy and human, sacred and mundane, longing and grieving, through encounters with memory, love, and our reciprocal connection to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRACHEL VINCIGUERRA (she\/her) lives ten minutes from the nearest river in Pittsburgh with her husband, cat, and chickens. She is a poetry and prose writer and young adult cancer survivor. Months before her diagnosis, Rachel was named one of Pittsburgh's 30 Under 30 for leading a national network of grassroots nonprofits welcoming immigrants and refugees. Her poetry can be found in \u003cem\u003eRising Phoenix Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEmerge Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e’s \u003cem\u003escissors and spackle\u003c\/em\u003e publication, \u003cem\u003eHole in the Head Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and others. Rachel writes a newsletter called \"Time \u0026amp; Tide\" at rachelvinciguerra.substack.com and is working on a memoir about her experience with cancer and learning to live with groundlessness and hold hope gently.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":54766362427714,"sku":"AMASRV","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":54766362460482,"sku":"AMASRVe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/5935\/3154\/files\/feathersfront.png?v=1782031976","url":"https:\/\/thebirdiecollective.myshopify.com\/products\/a-mass-of-feathers-love-poems-by-rachel-vinciguerra","provider":"The Birdie Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}