{"product_id":"asylum-dance","title":"Asylum Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucid, tender, and strangely troubling, the poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Asylum Dance\u003c\/i\u003e - which won the Whitbread Prize for Poetry - are hymns to the tension between the sanctuary of home and the lure of escape. This is territory that Burnside has made his own: a domestic world threaded through with myth and longing, beyond which lies a no man's land - the 'somewhere in between' - of dusk or dawn, of mists or sudden light, where the epiphanies are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the framework of four long poems, 'Ports', 'Settlements', 'Fields' and 'Roads', the poet balances presence with absence; we are shown the homing instinct - felt in the blood and marrow - as a pull to refuge, simplicity, and a safe haven, while at the same time hearing the siren call from the world beyond: the thrilling expectancy of fairground or dancehall, the possibilities of the open road. With a confident open line and complete command of the language, John Burnside writes with grace, agility and profound philosophical purpose, confirming his position in the front rank of contemporary poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221613138264,"sku":"9780224090056","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780224090056.jpg?v=1764664214","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/asylum-dance","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}