"Summer of the Oystercatchers" Poetry Collection Signed by the Author

ABOUT THIS LISTING
This listing is for a signed copy of my poetry collection "Summer of the Oystercatchers" (Fernwood Press, 2025). Substantial as far as poetry collections go, "Summer of the Oystercatchers" consists of 124 pages and 67 poems collected in a beautiful softcover volume put out by Oregon-based small publisher Fernwood Press. If you order via my website, your copy will be signed by me and shipped to you directly from my small home studio in Southeastern Pennsylvania. If you don't mind having an unsigned copy, you can find the book for a slightly cheaper price straight from the publisher here or at Bookshop or Barnes and Noble.

In lieu of any note from you, I will sign your book with just my own name. If you'd like me to personalize it with a note addressed to a specific person, simply send me a message with instructions via the contact form using the same email address you used to make your purchase.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Written by a third-culture kid who grew up in the Middle East and relocated to Texas as a teenager, 'Summer of the Oystercatchers' is a wide-ranging collection of poems that grapple with global interconnection, hilarious and cringe-worthy stories from a cross-cultural childhood, the bruising fingerprints of fundamentalist Christianity and Islam, the many joys of the heart's slow softening, and the many griefs of insurmountable distances. In a voice sometimes personal and sometimes planetary, this book speaks to the historic and contemporary suppression of women's experiences and the roles religion and tradition have played in perpetuating those norms. From puffins to pigeons and Hamlet to Monticello, the book leans heavily into history, literature, and the natural world for a crisp commentary on the troubles and promise of our own times, and ultimately to tell a story of faith expanding beyond the borders set for it.

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© 2025 Bryana Joy
The artist retains all copyrights.