{"product_id":"emergency-window-paperback","title":"Emergency Window - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoss Sutherland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his ambitious second full collection, Ross Sutherland is an uneasy observer of our age of inauthenticity, hacked computers and digital avatars. \u003cem\u003eEmergency Window \u003c\/em\u003efeatures new poems alongside excerpts from two recent sequences, including a hilarious and strangely prescient version of 'Little Red Riding Hood', a poem written using Google Streetview, sonnets inspired by the \u003cem\u003eStreet Fighter 2\u003c\/em\u003e video game, and a sequence of computer-generated translations of classic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurreal, funny, intelligent and experimental, these poems chart a search for meaning in a disintegrating world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If he were a piece of furniture, he would be an elegant high stool that felt uncomfortable and stylish at the same time.\"\u003cbr\u003eIan McMillan, BBC Radio 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sparky, surprising, joyous poetry\" \u003cbr\u003eRoddy Lumsden \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoss Sutherland\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Edinburgh in 1979. His first collection, \u003cem\u003eThings To Do Before You Leave Town\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Penned in the Margins in 2009, followed by the limited-edition mini-book \u003cem\u003eTwelve Nudes\u003c\/em\u003e in 2010 and the free National Poetry Day e-book \u003cem\u003eHyakuretsu Kyaku\u003c\/em\u003e in 2011. Ross regularly appears at the Aldeburgh, Manchester, Glastonbury and Latitude Festivals; he is taking his latest show, \u003cem\u003eComedian Dies in the Middle of Joke\u003c\/em\u003e, to the Edinburgh Fringe 2012. He lives in Cambridge.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712743182399,"sku":"9781908058027","price":22.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/452a3a5634874ebbe99d0ff1b962647d.webp?v=1765062399","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/emergency-window-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}