{"product_id":"yesterdays-playlist-by-ann-kammerer","title":"Yesterday's Playlist, by Ann Kammerer","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 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\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis collection of narrative poetry centers on a relatable, flawed young woman in a decayed Midwestern city as she navigates the rocky shoals of her family, friends and lovers. Seeking redemption and hope, she finds a way forward in a world that feels confusing and filled with despair.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Yesterday’s Playlist, Ann Kammerer propels a central character from trailer parks to bars to the hazed freeways of Los Angeles via Greyhound Bus. Spanning the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kammerer’s debut chapbook draws on journalistic style to present mini-stories in free verse that ask readers to draw their own conclusions. While independent, each piece within this chorus of narrative poetry is connected by the common thread of Top 40 hits.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSparse, yet complete, \u003cem\u003eYesterday’s Playlist\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers to enter a detached post-industrial world that manifests in connections through casual acquaintance or random strangers, linked by the backdrop of song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnn Kammerer lives in Oak Park, Illinois, having recently moved from her home state of Michigan with her husband and daughter. Her fiction and poetry have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Thoughtful Dog\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOpen Arts Forum\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ekphrastic Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFictive Dream\u003c\/em\u003e, and anthologies by Crow Woods Publishing and Querencia Press. She received top honors in contests by Crow Woods and \u003cem\u003eCurrent Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and she made the short list for writing competitions by Driftwood Press and \u003cem\u003eTishman Review\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bottlecap Press","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47543252484274,"sku":"YESTAK","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47543252517042,"sku":"YESTAKe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/yesterday_sfront.png?v=1780354505","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/yesterdays-playlist-by-ann-kammerer","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}