{"product_id":"being-there-by-fatima-jafar","title":"Being There, by Fatima Jafar","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 36 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeing There\u003c\/em\u003e functions as a book of gratitude and observation, each poem focusing in on specific moments and emotions in the poet’s life that felt almost holy, worthy of being preserved and honoured. The running thread in the chapbook is that of being grounded in the present, and keenly aware of the fleeting, hidden moments in one's day. The gratitude which runs throughout the chapbook is undergirded by the poet’s religion, through which come the practices of observation, reflection and devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eEach poem evokes the sense of the sacred in these hushed spaces, ranging from the insular world of childhood to the solitude of adulthood. The poet’s mother, the moon, and the movie theatre are all regarded as sites of magic. Of blessing. With a varied use of poetic forms, such as sonnets and ghazals, \u003cem\u003eBeing There\u003c\/em\u003e functions as both a microscope and mirror, paying homage to the characters that color the poet’s world, in both real life and fiction. It serves as a prayer for them, and for each fragile moment that willed itself into remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eFatima Jafar is a Pakistani poet living in Boston, where she is an MFA Poetry candidate at Emerson College. She is a Poetry Reader for \u003cem\u003eMuzzle Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and is the co-creator of the South Asian literary platform \u003cem\u003eDHOOP Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (www.dhoopjournal.com). Her work has been published in, or is forthcoming, in \u003cem\u003eEunoia Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sandy River Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnti-Heroin Chic Mag\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Pinch\u003c\/em\u003e and more. You can find her on Twitter at @rafajf2112.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543205822642,"sku":"BEINFJ","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543205855410,"sku":"BEINJFe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/beingtherefront.png?v=1780354007","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/being-there-by-fatima-jafar","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}