{"product_id":"starspin-grahaeme-barrasford-young-9781913432126","title":"Starspin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStarspin\u003c\/em\u003e is a reflective collection which includes poems published in a wide range of leading magazines and journals including \u003cem\u003eCarillon; Dream Catcher; Envoi; Labrys; Lunar Poetry; Manifold; Northwords Now; Orbis; Other Poetry;Poetry Monthly; Smiths Knoll; Stride; Tears in the Fence; The Journal; Ver; Wandering Dog\u003c\/em\u003e. These poems are a reminder that all life comes at a price but that we should value that cost and the benefits that ensue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarrasford Young's poems are masterpieces of observation offering the reader a vivid landscape of poignant well-crafted poetry. His long time love of books and literature as a retired publisher and bookshop owner offers the reader a lens to see the world of wide experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poem from the book exemplifies his wry observation, empathy and descriptive skills: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe unnecessary death of an otter cub in a new hydro scheme\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDark hydro water turbines back to light\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebehind my house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its high intake a cub caught\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein unnatural rock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e concrete scours her cubsilk pelt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcrete strips her skin to gut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher bones break her will fails\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein wild trapped water\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat should have buoyed her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe fought\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand did she not feel terror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat that slow closing of body, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efear the dark claws\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efingering through her eyes?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe did not know of death, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut felt something fail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand found no gentleness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot being aware of extinction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emakes it no easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barrasford Young is at his best with his sharp natural descriptions and recreation of scene and place.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePauline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKirk, Editor, Fighting Cock Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grahaeme Barrasford Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913432122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913432126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stairwell Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d","brand":"Grahaeme Barrasford Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442640793855,"sku":"9781913432126","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_550d97f8-0035-4a82-91af-3b2e15fd3586.jpg?v=1777198767","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/starspin-grahaeme-barrasford-young-9781913432126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}