{"product_id":"prickly-moses-poems-paperback","title":"Prickly Moses: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompelling poems that celebrate language as it encounters the nameless variety of the natural world, from Australia to Italy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn uncanny blend of the external and the intimate has been a hallmark of Simon West's poetry for nearly twenty years. In this new collection, the Australian poet and Italianist delights in the transforming and endlessly varied powers of naming and speaking. West's intensely regional focus stands in dialogue with Europe and antiquity. Landscapes reveal the tangle of their historical dimensions, as the rivers of both the Goulburn Valley in southeastern Australia and the Po Valley in northern Italy merge and flow into the wider currents of the Southern Ocean. Again and again, language and the senses throw themselves into the nameless riot of the world, from eucalypts and clouds to a medieval bell tower and the sounds a pencil makes as it crosses a page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon West\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four previous collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eCarol and Ahoy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDear Muses?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eEssays in Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Poetry of Guido Cavalcanti\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726982778943,"sku":"9780691250595","price":25.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/27ed75a7a04a68cb0c2baaa4e3e7a6b0.webp?v=1765113085","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/prickly-moses-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}