{"product_id":"emergency-window-ross-sutherland-9781908058027","title":"Emergency Window","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his ambitious second full collection, Ross Sutherland is an uneasy observer of our age of inauthenticity, hacked computers and digital avatars. \u003cem\u003eEmergency Window \u003c\/em\u003efeatures new poems alongside excerpts from two recent sequences, including a hilarious and strangely prescient version of 'Little Red Riding Hood', a poem written using Google Streetview, sonnets inspired by the \u003cem\u003eStreet Fighter 2\u003c\/em\u003e video game, and a sequence of computer-generated translations of classic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurreal, funny, intelligent and experimental, these poems chart a search for meaning in a disintegrating world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If he were a piece of furniture, he would be an elegant high stool that felt uncomfortable and stylish at the same time.\"\u003cbr\u003eIan McMillan, BBC Radio 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sparky, surprising, joyous poetry\" \u003cbr\u003eRoddy Lumsden \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoss Sutherland\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Edinburgh in 1979. His first collection, \u003cem\u003eThings To Do Before You Leave Town\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Penned in the Margins in 2009, followed by the limited-edition mini-book \u003cem\u003eTwelve Nudes\u003c\/em\u003e in 2010 and the free National Poetry Day e-book \u003cem\u003eHyakuretsu Kyaku\u003c\/em\u003e in 2011. Ross regularly appears at the Aldeburgh, Manchester, Glastonbury and Latitude Festivals; he is taking his latest show, \u003cem\u003eComedian Dies in the Middle of Joke\u003c\/em\u003e, to the Edinburgh Fringe 2012. He lives in Cambridge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ross Sutherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908058021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908058027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penned in the Margins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d","brand":"Ross Sutherland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939143713023,"sku":"9781908058027","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8871c3e7-8f1a-4a7f-85b1-166a5b90d09a.jpg?v=1681439751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/emergency-window-ross-sutherland-9781908058027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}