{"product_id":"book-of-sentences","title":"Book of Sentences","description":"\u003cp\u003eFantastically rooted in the local and in the family, \u003cem\u003ethe book of sentences \u003c\/em\u003ecaptures small, quiet, and intimate domestic moments with snippets of grammar lightly held to themselves by lineation and punctuation. These poems move quickly, processing the wonder of the everyday with careful observation, speculation, memory, citation, and play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadically and everywhere metalingual, \u003cem\u003ethe book of sentences \u003c\/em\u003ebuilds on mclennan’s previous meditation on domestic joys, the book of smaller and the work of other poets while naming its own writing in the vocabulary of linguistics. It proceeds in a family tuned series of adjustments, amendings, resistances, and acceptances, reflecting on parenthood, childhood, family far and near, the past, the present, and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith finesse of phrase and rhythm, patience and savouring of the moment, and care for nuance and association, rob meclennan shares work that is meditative, witty, humorous, and tender. Conjuring a special sense of immediacy, \u003cem\u003ethe book of sentences\u003c\/em\u003e affirms the wonder and pleasure of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55283454902616,"sku":"9781773856476","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781773856476_cc701ba8-e56d-442f-aa09-3e2d6146d9ce.jpg?v=1777963513","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/book-of-sentences","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}