{"product_id":"beaut-interconnected-narrative-poetry","title":"Beaut: Interconnected Narrative Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough a collection of 11 interconnected narrative poems, \u003cstrong\u003eAnn Kammerer\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the emotional erosion of an American family in the 1960s. Told through the eyes of a child, \u003cem\u003eBeaut\u003c\/em\u003e presents an angry and resentful wife who has grown tired of her husband’s crass criticisms of her family, even though she despises her own mother. Drawing on journalistic style, Kammerer takes readers to the harsh truth of the characters’ lives, played out through every self-medicating drink, cigarette, and argument. Set within an industrial, once-prosperous region in decline, \u003cem\u003eBeaut\u003c\/em\u003e employs the hopeful metaphors of old cars and baseball to examine American ideals and ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003eFictive Dream, One Art, Bright Flash Literary Review, Open Arts Forum, The Ekphrastic Review, The Thoughtful Dog,\u003c\/em\u003e among others, 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\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e and she made the short list for several others sponsored by literary magazines\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e Her chapbook collections of narrative poetry include \u003cem\u003eYesterday’s Playlist \u003c\/em\u003e(Bottlecap Press, 2023), \u003cem\u003eBeaut \u003c\/em\u003e(Kelsay Books, 2024), and \u003cem\u003eFriends Once There\u003c\/em\u003e (Impspired, 2024).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 60 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (April 18, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43220578304062,"sku":"srh1787286974861","price":15.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/beaut-interconnected-narrative-poetry_1.jpg?v=1787286980","url":"https:\/\/urbanglamboutique.shop\/products\/beaut-interconnected-narrative-poetry","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}