{"product_id":"el-dorado-freddys-chain-restaurants-in-poems-and-photographs-9781948742627","title":"El Dorado Freddy's: Chain Restaurants in Poems and Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA charming and accessible collection of poems dedicated to one of the most American of inventions--fast food. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Dorado Freddy's\u003c\/em\u003e may be the first book of fast-food poetry. In poems like \"Olive Garden,\" \"Culver's,\" \"Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen,\" \"Cracker Barrel,\" \"Applebee's (after James Wright),\" Caine--owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas--\"reviews\" chain restaurants, bringing our attention to a slice of American life we often overlook, even though it's everywhere. Along the way, he touches on such topics as parenting, the Midwest, politics, and the pitfalls of nostalgia. Caine's wry, deceptively accomplished poems are paired with Tara Wray's color-drenched photos. The result is a literary yet goofy homage to American food and identity, set in a midwestern landscape dotted by the light of fast-food restaurants' glowing signs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for those readers who love both poetry and Popeye's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaine, Danny:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Danny Caine is the author of \u003ci\u003eContinental Breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e (Mason Jar Press, 2019) and the chapbook \u003ci\u003eUncle Harold's Maxwell House Haggadah\u003c\/i\u003e (Etchings Press 2017). His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eDIAGRAM, Hobart, Barrelhouse, The New Ohio Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and other places. He holds an MFA in poetry from the University of Kansas. Hailing from Cleveland, he now lives in Lawrence, Kansas where he's the owner of the Raven Book Store. More info at ravenbookstore.com and dannycaine.com.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWray, Tara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tara Wray, a photographer, writer, and filmmaker, is based in Vermont. She curates interviews with photographers at \u003ci\u003eVice\u003c\/i\u003e and at \u003ci\u003eBUST Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e--where her focus is on giving voice to women in photography--and is photo editor of the literary journal \u003ci\u003eHobart.\u003c\/i\u003e She created and curates \u003ci\u003eSome Days Just Are, \u003c\/i\u003e a collaborative series where two photographers capture a twelve hour day in parallel time. Wray's work is held in collections at major institutions including Yale University, University of Notre Dame, and Dartmouth College. Born and raised in Kansas, Wray graduated from NYU with a degree in documentary film. She has directed two feature length documentaries: \u003ci\u003eManhattan, Kansas\u003c\/i\u003e (Audience Award, SXSW 2006; Film Society of Lincoln Center) and \u003ci\u003eCartoon College\u003c\/i\u003e (Vancouver International Film Festival 2012). Her most recent photobook, \u003ci\u003eToo Tired for Sunshine, \u003c\/i\u003e was published by Yoffy Press in 2018. More info at tarawray.net.","brand":"Belt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50857366978834,"sku":"9781948742627","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_676f5f02-d684-45e1-bb48-d2835c618367.jpg?v=1737529133","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/el-dorado-freddys-chain-restaurants-in-poems-and-photographs-9781948742627","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}