{"product_id":"poems-far-and-wide-john-jenkins-9781925780123","title":"Poems Far and Wide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis very lively collection contains a wide sweep of poems, many of them prize-winning, taking readers on a remarkable journey. Some look to the past, others to the future, but all are of their time: the reverberating now. The tone is contemporary and bold, while the poet's sensibility tends to favour an eclectic inclusiveness. Uniformly, this wide-ranging and poetically engaging collection demands to be enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"As striking and triumphant in current poetry as a Gauguin in a gallery of Flemish still life.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Robert Harris, generally on Jenkins' work, in \u003cem\u003eOverland\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There's a whole-heartedness about how he embraces the world he sees: aware of its faults, but never stinting...\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Sharon Olinka (USA) \u003cem\u003eThylazine \u003c\/em\u003ewebsite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The wit, language play and urbane imagery we are used to from Jenkins, as well as emotional repth and an infectious delight in language...\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Mike Ladd, reviewing \u003cem\u003eDark River\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eAustralian Book Review.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Innovative, intellectually sprightly, and artistically refreshing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Heather Cam, reviewing \u003cem\u003eA Break in the Weather\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Jenkins is the author of nine collections; he also writes non-fiction, short stories, radio plays and sometimes for live performance. Born in Melbourne in 1949, John lived in Sydney in the 1970s, and has worked extensively as a journalist, both at home and overseas and now writes full time. John won the 2003 Arts Rush\/Shoalhaven Poetry Prize; the 2004 James Joyce Suspended Sentence Award; and 2013 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Prize. He has presented master classes in Dublin and Singapore. John lives near Victoria's Yarra Valley, on the semi-rural fringes of Melbourne. He enjoys walking, good wine and hopes for a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925780120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925780123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puncher \u0026amp; Wattmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.40d","brand":"John Jenkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440131944703,"sku":"9781925780123","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53023c20-e54f-482b-8807-721f803fae2f.jpg?v=1777180437","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poems-far-and-wide-john-jenkins-9781925780123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}