{"product_id":"blue-around-the-edges-poems-paperback","title":"Blue Around the Edges: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJune Sawers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Around the Edges \u003c\/i\u003eis a combination of memoir, family history, and journalism: a cathartic way of making sense of the world. The poems often capture small moments in time, such as savouring a fine meal in an upscale restaurant. They also include a few memorials to famous and not-so-famous people, including the sudden death of a friend. But they also revolve around various themes and topics: art (Frida Kahlo), theatre \u003ci\u003e(Hamilton), \u003c\/i\u003efilm (Paul Schrader, Alfonso Cuarón, Quentin Tarantino), place (Scotland, Iceland, Norway, Mexico), music (Joni Mitchell, Amy Winehouse, Bruce Springsteen, and others), politics (but not always the usual kind), immigration (from a personal perspective), and the end of things. Some of the poems were written during the pandemic and periods of social unrest, which often lends a shadowy hue to the collection although there are also occasional bursts of humour. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Touching on subjects as wide-ranging as grammar atrocities, the inhumanity of man, and the vulnerability of death, the author moves from the quietly disturbing to the jarringly joyful movements of life. Her poems are vivid, sometimes gritty-always compelling. Her poetry is wise and beautiful: a reminder that intelligent writing can be steeped in memorable lyricism.\"--Terry Loncaric, author of \u003ci\u003ePoetry in an Age of Panic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBorn in Glasgow, Scotland, June Sawers is a writer and editor and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Water Is Wide: Celtic Poems on Time, Memory, and Loss \u003c\/i\u003eand the chapbook \u003ci\u003eNapoleon in Rags: Music Poems.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707328434239,"sku":"9798758462867","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/881c191ba15d80325f2a73d2b6c86a3d.webp?v=1765043671","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/blue-around-the-edges-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}