{"product_id":"zero-poems-prose-by-erica-franz","title":"Zero: Poems \u0026 Prose by Erica Franz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis is not a safe, sanitized collection of writing with tidy endings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt feels a little bit dangerous. Erica Franz's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eZero: Poems and Prose\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a raw compilation of short stories and poems written from a time when she first started waking up to the reality of her own life. It's not meant to be a comfortable read, which is what makes it so necessary. It is meant to open the door on the mess of being human. We all walk around pretending our lives are perfectly clean and orderly, but Erica works to tear down the polite wallpaper and show the cracked drywall underneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe prose sections pull you into gripping, unfiltered narratives. They range from the dangerous childhood reflections in \"Train Track Pennies\" to the dark, transient encounters detailed in \"Black Mamba\". The accompanying poems strip away the surrounding noise to explore raw themes of betrayal, isolation, and eventual rebirth, featuring standout pieces like \"hate me because\" and \"a good death\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReading it feels a lot like cleaning out a deep physical wound-painful at first, but ultimately the only way to properly heal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSigned\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Copy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Franz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46629342576839,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/4010\/1319\/files\/zero-cover-quick.jpg?v=1780862923","url":"https:\/\/shop.captainerica.com\/products\/zero-poems-prose-by-erica-franz","provider":"Captain Erica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}