{"product_id":"salt-by-willow-gatewood","title":"Salt, by Willow Gatewood","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA hybrid collection of poems, prose poems, and images, \u003cem\u003eSalt\u003c\/em\u003e explores identity and relationships through the lens of the natural world. Words evoke both the vastness and microcosm of the ocean and creatures within to tell a story of coming into adulthood. The author grapples with reality that, as if through osmosis, we collect both the treasures and grime from our pasts and the people around us. Salt is self-exploration: what does it mean to evolve into your identity?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSalt\u003c\/em\u003e, Willow invites readers to peer into diatoms, let sand eat their toes, and see reflections in the elements of Earth. Tenacity of growing up — and surviving — is as powerful as the ocean, and identity, as malleable as the shore of a windswept beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWillow is an interdisciplinary artist and storyteller from the endless hills and secluded forests of rural Virginia. Their work has been featured in journals including \u003cem\u003eSoft Star Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Purposeful Mayonnaise\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSouthern Regional Honors Council's Sanctuary\u003c\/em\u003e, among others and they have performed at festivals like Earth Celebrations \u003cem\u003eEcological City\u003c\/em\u003e, NYC, and Deep Water Literary Festival ('22 and '23), Narrowsburg, NY. Their first poetry chapbook, \u003cem\u003etangerine\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Bottlecap Press in 2023. Willow routinely merges visual, literary, and sonic mediums to create ethereal performances across the East Coast. They are passionate about using the intersections of art and science to tackle environmental and social issues, with hopes that their work inspires connection to the world around us. To find out more about their art, visit https:\/\/willowgatewood.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543261724850,"sku":"SALTWG","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543261757618,"sku":"SALTWGe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/saltfront_33ab989a-708d-4339-850f-373f6d13b4d0.png?v=1780354671","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/salt-by-willow-gatewood","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}