{"product_id":"learning-how-to-sing-james-aitchison-9781869848194","title":"Learning How to Sing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning How to Sing\u003c\/em\u003e extends James Aitchison's celebration of the natural world, and in his poems on islands and seaways the celebration is a form of pilgrimage. His compositions encompass other topics: for example James Aitchison on time ranges from recalling the origins of life to recognising the uncertain future of our world; his vision of lived time and mortality is expressed in elegiac lyrics for Duke Ellington, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and lost friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the publication of \u003cem\u003eBrain Scans\u003c\/em\u003e in 1988 to that of \u003cem\u003eThe Gates of Light \u003c\/em\u003emany books later\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ein 2016, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe life and nature of the mind have been recurring subjects in James Aitchison's poetry. In this ample new collection his poems on that theme are subtle, sometimes disturbing and, in the poems on his own mental states, darkly humorous.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearning How to Sing\u003c\/em\u003e, like all James Aitchison's previous collections, shows his respect for language and the craft of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Aitchison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1869848195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781869848194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mica Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.17d","brand":"James Aitchison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459653120255,"sku":"9781869848194","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0ac1f360-337b-40cd-b8e6-d6f9149172d6.jpg?v=1777411044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-how-to-sing-james-aitchison-9781869848194","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}