{"product_id":"a-current-through-the-flesh-richard-yves-sitoski-9781553807360","title":"A Current Through the Flesh","description":"A poetry collection that weaves family history into an abrasive cloth, tailored into the full regalia, pre-moth-eaten and torn, of everyday life. With dry and unflinching humour, Richard-Yves traces traumas back four generations and across families to reveal the flimsiness of male self-images, the perils of silence and the latent power of women oppressed by toxic beliefs. His poetry surprises and unsettles with haunting images like empty hands that always seem to hold a hammer and sharp knives that are invisible in soapy water. As a spoken-word artist, Richard-Yves' infuses his words with pulse and rhythm creating evocative snapshots: a father as a derelict house, love like the last trip to the vet. But he tackles the dark side of domestic life with compassion, honesty and a tinge of bewilderment: \" Sometimes love \/ is a thing you catch with bare hands, carefully, \/ so as not to crush it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard-Yves Sitoski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1553807367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781553807360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronsdale Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Richard-Yves Sitoski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089432195327,"sku":"9781553807360","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_993777d1-8ff5-40cb-9c68-926cab787ccb.jpg?v=1769110218","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-current-through-the-flesh-richard-yves-sitoski-9781553807360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}