{"product_id":"the-shape-i-take-by-deidre-braley","title":"The Shape I Take, by Deidre Braley","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 28 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\"\u003eThere are few moments in a person's life that are more emotionally dynamic, physically dramatic, or spiritually charged than those days surrounding the birth of a baby. In \u003cem\u003eThe Shape I Take\u003c\/em\u003e, Braley documents those moments in real-time. This collection begins in the dwindling days before the birth of her child, is swept up into the height of labor and delivery, and finishes with the acute poignancy that is unique to those first postpartum weeks.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom predictions for ominous weather and late-night loving to the tension between new life and certain death, the poems in \u003cem\u003eThe Shape I Take\u003c\/em\u003e are not your typical reflections on motherhood. Rather, they seek to capture the realities of the anticipation, desperation, and trepidation that come along with bringing a baby into the world: milk-drenched sheets and all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Deidre Braley’s voice is that of a gentle, feminine sage. She so beautifully captures the most universal human experiences as ones of intimacy and holiness. Reading Deidre’s work is like sitting down with a best friend who will tell you all the secrets you are dying to know about life. \u003cem\u003eThe Shape I Take\u003c\/em\u003e, Deidre’s debut chapbook, does just this for her readers. It offers a divine exhale in a busy world that demands we hold our breath.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Kimberly Phinney, English professor, author of \u003cem\u003eOf Wings \u0026amp; Dirt\u003c\/em\u003e, and founder of TheWayBack2Ourselves.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eThe Shape I Take\u003c\/em\u003e Deidre Braley has taken us into the soft luminous corners of motherhood, showing us with unflinching authenticity the vulnerability, anxieties, sacrifices, sacredness, and unrestrained love of parenthood. These poems allow us to witness love in its kaleidoscope of hues—romantic, parental, and divine.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Nicholas Trandahl, Poet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDeidre Braley is a freelance writer and editor. She lives in Maine with her husband and three children, and most days can be found savoring an overly cheesy bagel or drinking a second cup of coffee while working on her weekly column, \u003cem\u003eThe Second Cup\u003c\/em\u003e. Her award-winning poetry has been featured in \u003cem\u003eThe Way Back To Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e literary journal and \u003cem\u003eMaine Women Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and her essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eAletheia Today\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Joyful Life\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Truly Co.\u003c\/em\u003e, where she serves as the editorial content director. Deidre is a strong believer in the power of poetry, picking roadside flowers, and skipping the small talk. You can find her on Insta @deidressecondcup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543264280754,"sku":"_SHAPDB","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543264313522,"sku":"_SHAPDBe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/shapefront.png?v=1780354684","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-shape-i-take-by-deidre-braley","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}