{"product_id":"requiem-szofra-mcsherry-9781912915408","title":"Requiem","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten in memory of her mother, who died of motor neurone disease in 2012, the poems of \u003cem\u003eRequiem\u003c\/em\u003e roughly cover the timespan of an illness, death, and burial. The formal structure is based on the Catholic Requiem Mass as it has been set as a choral piece by Giuseppe Verdi, Gabriel Fauré, Maurice Duruflé, and many others. The poems quote from other classical and folk works about the underworld and the passage into death, juxtaposing the engagement with the old text with modern references. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Poetry Book Society Spring Pamphlet Choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Síofra McSherry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912915405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912915408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.09d","brand":"Síofra McSherry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437136031999,"sku":"9781912915408","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc26c3b0-51fb-4f84-bb62-d467a75e1f8a.jpg?v=1777160107","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/requiem-szofra-mcsherry-9781912915408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}