{"product_id":"not-belonging-anywhere-by-isaac-akanmu","title":"not belonging anywhere, by Isaac Akanmu","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 48 pages, from\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" 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\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enot belonging anywhere \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection challenging personal identity and poetic form. Dribbling through basketball arenas, barbecues, family get-togethers, funerals, worship services, and prison courtyards, \u003cem\u003enot belonging anywhere\u003c\/em\u003e continually searches for bodily and spiritual rest in a tired world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAs a conceptual collection, each poem borrows its title from a franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As readers travel through the league’s divisions, the poetic form shifts, featuring forms like haibun, the American sonnet, Terrance Hayes’s golden shovel, and hybrid inventions. Cultural and faith-filled experiences — both personal and witnessed — explore themes of injustice, miseducation, love, family, hope, and purpose. not belonging anywhere has something for everyone, especially free agents in search of a permanent team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIsaac Akanmu is a Nigerian American from Staten Island, NY. His poetry appears in \u003cem\u003eRejection Letters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ecool rock repository\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOROTONE Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. He lives in Charlotte, NC. Find Isaac at isaacakanmu.com and social media (@insteadofisaac).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543206248626,"sku":"NOTBIA","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543206281394,"sku":"NOTBIAe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/nbafront.png?v=1780354009","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/not-belonging-anywhere-by-isaac-akanmu","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}