{"product_id":"cry-of-the-no-no-sebastian-schloessingk-9781900389020","title":"Cry of the No-No","description":"\u003cp\u003e'In the form itself, of short texts in lines, I believe absolutely. Despite its serious footprint being for now close to zero, it can never lose its inherent claim, it's one of the central expressive forms. I will never regret my life-long being stuck in it. I noted many years ago that I had 'yet to emerge into an area itself submerged ...' - Sebastian Schloessingk (from the preamble to a recent reading).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCry of the No-no\u003c\/em\u003e is his first substantial emergence and consists largely of work from the last fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was, though, an early selection published by Piccolo, \u003cem\u003eThis Sloped Land\u003c\/em\u003e (which the author does not stand by). He has appeared in \u003cem\u003eVerse, Oxford Poetry, Formafluens, Dedalus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuadrant\u003c\/em\u003e (several times), and elsewhere. He also wrote the libretto for \u003cem\u003eMagma\u003c\/em\u003e, an opera by Lamberto Coccioli. And he's the editor of \u003cem\u003eQualm\u003c\/em\u003e, founded in 2003 (which presents previously unpublished poems, and includes contributions from Les Murray, Jamie McKendrick, Peter Reading, Kate Camp ...)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Britain, of German and Irish parents, he lives in the Welsh Marches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJamie McKendrick: \u003c\/em\u003e 'Schloessingk's poems all have an instantly recognizable and original voice. There's an appealing subtlety and variety of tone to them, and a syntax that mirrors the twists and turns of a very particular consciousness. They range widely over the material and the material itself is wide-ranging.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTerese Svoboda: \u003c\/em\u003e 'Really, really loved the potatoes.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon Paterson: \u003c\/em\u003e 'Poems full of terrific things.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLes Murray\u003c\/em\u003e (on \u003cem\u003eThe Draw\u003c\/em\u003e): 'Could be a goer.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoc Sandford\u003c\/em\u003e: 'Irresistible, consistent, crafty, chancing the rescue.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sebastian Schloessingk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1900389029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781900389020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gometra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.23d","brand":"Sebastian Schloessingk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486234718463,"sku":"9781900389020","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0dfd5cff-665d-4616-ac23-f8c507f0852c.jpg?v=1778054479","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cry-of-the-no-no-sebastian-schloessingk-9781900389020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}