{"product_id":"origin-jl-williams-9781848618053","title":"Origin","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks by JL Williams include \u003cem\u003eCondition of Fire\u003c\/em\u003e (Shearsman, 2011), \u003cem\u003eLocust and Marlin\u003c\/em\u003e (Shearsman, 2014), \u003cem\u003eHouse of the Tragic Poet\u003c\/em\u003e (If A Leaf Falls Press, 2016) and \u003cem\u003eAfter Economy\u003c\/em\u003e (Shearsman Books, 2017). Published widely in journals, her poetry has been translated into numerous languages. She has read at international literature festivals and venues in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Turkey, Cyprus, Canada, Hungary, Romania, Montenegro and the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She wrote the libretto for the opera \u003cem\u003eSnow\u003c\/em\u003e which debuted in London in 2017, was awarded a bursary to develop a new opera with composer Samantha Fernando at the Royal Opera House and was a librettist for the award-winning 2020 covid-response \u003cem\u003eEpisodes\u003c\/em\u003e project by The Opera Story. Williams curates writing events and creates workshops and professional development activities for poets. She is hopeful about the simple and mysterious power of poetry that allows us to know ourselves, each other and the world more deeply. www.jlwilliamspoetry.co.uk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If Burns's collection is like the soothing chatter of grownups, the voices in JL Williams's \u003cem\u003eAfter Economy\u003c\/em\u003e are more akin to the half-heard voices of dreams - compelling, disorientating, moreish - leaving you, on waking, wondering what just happened...' -Penny Boxall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The fifty-six poems of \u003cem\u003eAfter Economy\u003c\/em\u003e balance on a wavering tightrope between oblivion, void and humanity. An intriguing unpredictability fills Williams' poems, as they unfold into sensitive, beautiful musings: \"this poem may die some evening in a garden by the sea\". A hallucinatory-feel transcends the confines of familiarity as \"I was close enough \/ to hear colour, to see sound\". Enigmatic and thought-provoking poems.' -\u003cem\u003ePoetry Book Society Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e, Summer Selections 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eAfter Economy\u003c\/em\u003e is spellbinding and profound.' -Jane McKie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jl Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848618050\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848618053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Jl Williams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993915293951,"sku":"9781848618053","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9971903b-3c91-44b3-a005-acc0fb331ef1.jpg?v=1683327043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/origin-jl-williams-9781848618053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}