{"product_id":"silence-please-kate-mcloughlin-9781851246717","title":"Silence Please: A Poem for Every Kind of Quiet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful poetry collection that celebrates life's moments of silence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSilence is hard to find in our modern world of 24\/7 news and constant messages, but here you will find 100 poems celebrating life's moments of quiet. Organized into ten sections, including \u003ci\u003eNight, Loss \u0026amp; Absence, The Natural World, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntimacy, \u003c\/i\u003ethese poems span twelve centuries, ranging from Old English works such as \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/i\u003e to modern poems by Benjamin Zephaniah, Jane Hirshfield, and Sarah O. Adedeji. Famous names--Shakespeare, Keats, Tennyson, and Dickinson--sit alongside lesser-known writers, and each poem is presented in clear, modern language with helpful notes. Whether you want to luxuriate in exquisite stillness, share the speechlessness of loss, laugh at awkward pauses, or rest in wordless companionship, \u003ci\u003eSilence Please\u003c\/i\u003e has a poem for every kind of quiet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate McLoughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1851246711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851246717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodleian Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Kate McLoughlin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852758888703,"sku":"9781851246717","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silence-please-kate-mcloughlin-9781851246717","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}