{"product_id":"a-chorus-of-ears-denise-riley-9781035095964","title":"A Chorus of Ears: On 'The Voice of the Poem'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most eloquent thinkers about our life in language' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Chorus of Ears\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of essays on voice, lyric and the persona of the poet from one of our greatest living English poets. Denise Riley contemplates how a poet's public persona can hold more significance than their actual poetry in the modern literary world. She reflects on how prize culture can transform criticism into a beauty contest, and limit our ability to meet the lyric on its own terms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat might be discovered, Riley asks, if we liberate the poem from the person of the author? From where does its own voice spring? In allowing the poem to speak, what might we hear? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding a foreword by leading poet and critic Don Paterson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the great poets of our time ' - \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denise Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1035095963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035095964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Denise Riley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874661576959,"sku":"9781035095964","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-chorus-of-ears-denise-riley-9781035095964","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}