{"product_id":"selected-poems-167","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver seventeen years and nine collections, John Burnside built - in the words of Bernard O'Donoghue - 'a poetic corpus of the first significance', a poetry of luminous, limpid grace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, his territory is the no-man's-land of threshold and margin, the charmed half-light of the liminal, a domestic world threaded through with mystery, myth and longing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe can see themes emerge and develop within the growing confidence of Burnside's sinuous lyric poise: the place of the individual in the world, the idea of dwelling, of \u003ci\u003ehome\u003c\/i\u003e, within that community, and the lure of absence and escape set against the possibilities of renewal and continuity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is consummate, immaculate work born out of a lean and agile craftsmanship, profound philosophical thought and a haunted, haunting imagination; the result is a poetry that makes intimate, resonant, exquisite music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221420691800,"sku":"9780224078030","price":18.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780224078030_68bbb446-8e78-4bf2-a508-5e9d72d699ec.jpg?v=1764662439","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/selected-poems-167","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}