{"product_id":"national-animal-derek-webster-9781550656572","title":"National Animal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, Derek Webster's second book of poetry, inhabits a wider public space than his acclaimed debut \u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e. In poems that extend beyond the biographical toward the political, Webster's quiet, sharp-eyed narrator-- a man \" tripping \/ my way forward, trying to lead my own life\" -- watches history being erased in favour of more socially palatable ideas and comforting self-portraits. Uncompromising and substantial, \u003ci\u003eNational Animal\u003c\/i\u003e explores our \" civic moment\" where \"birds sing oblivion \/ estranged from all things,\" and meditates, in a final image-rich sequence, on our place in a science-based cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Webster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550656570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550656572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signal Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Derek Webster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897785147647,"sku":"9781550656572","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da4b963e-5d89-481f-91a4-897dec553748.jpg?v=1721374739","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/national-animal-derek-webster-9781550656572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}