{"product_id":"a-finely-calibrated-apocalypse-by-chris-barton","title":"a finely calibrated apocalypse, by Chris Barton","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 44 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\"\u003eThe collection a finely calibrated apocalypse explores various themes and emotions including love, longing, impermanence, the mundane, and the inexorable passage of time. The poems offer a blend of melancholy and hope about the concurrent beauty and absurdity of our shared experience. “I can explain. A sad pastry…” begins one poem that eventually ends with no explanation and instead changes the definition of the word “end” to mean something more useful.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen emotions appear more sustainable than comprehensive meaning, stark images of shoplifting out of boredom are juxtaposed with the surreal urge to reach a hand into someone’s head. Existential loneliness manifests as a humming refrigerator. A one-eyed dog knows the origin of home. A mushroom trip peaks inside of a thrift store. A drive-through speaker seems to be the only thing willing to listen. Meditative, lyrical, and often funny, these poems navigate the anxieties of personal and universal shifts to look for cures or create meaning inside the arbitrary nature of existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eChris Barton’s work has been featured online and in print in places like \u003cem\u003ePeach Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHotel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHobart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHAD\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Plenitudes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaudlin House\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMergoat Mag\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. This is his first chapbook. He currently lives in Knoxville, TN with his cat, Scrutiny, a bona fide cuddle demon. Find him on Instagram: @chrisnbarton\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543263887538,"sku":"AFINCB","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543263920306,"sku":"AFINCBe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/calibratedfront.png?v=1780354682","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-finely-calibrated-apocalypse-by-chris-barton","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}