{"product_id":"namanlagh-tom-paulin-9780571395842","title":"Namanlagh","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection that captures poignant memories and persistent histories from a celebrated poet of Northern Ireland\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE T. S. ELIOT PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN HEANEY PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI guess I must have been in two minds\u003cbr\u003eabout the new day\u003cbr\u003eas the daylight gods\u003cbr\u003ebegan to march in straight lines\u003cbr\u003egoing I don't know where \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efrom\u003ci\u003e \"\u003c\/i\u003eThe Spare Room\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his first collection for more than a decade, Tom Paulin revisits themes of place, occupation, conflict and legacy, primarily in the context of his native Northern Ireland. Stories and memories, even histories, are shown to be both frail and persistent, troubling and vital. There is a powerful austerity in play as he sets aside the rhetorical force and linguistic dazzle for which he is renowned, to speak simply of later life and the losses it brings: \"if only some idea \/ could find its way \/ through enemy territory \/ then I'd at last begin \/ to look up at the sky.\" As outward-looking as ever, he also includes here intimate and resonant versions from Brecht and Ronsard, and from the contemporary Palestinian poet, Walid Khazendar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Paulin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0571395848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571395842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Tom Paulin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931164557567,"sku":"9780571395842","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23010db8-5127-4aeb-9a63-c84c0733e959.jpg?v=1766346890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/namanlagh-tom-paulin-9780571395842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}