{"product_id":"steak-stations-michael-egan-9780956546753","title":"Steak \u0026 Stations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteak \u0026amp; Stations\u003c\/i\u003e reports from a landscape of contrasts and contradictions: of speed and consumption, haute cuisine and isolated railway platforms; from nocturnal inner-city encounters to rural wildernesses where schoolgirls 'climb into the wind'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this exhilarating debut collection, Michael Egan has developed a style of his own, a conversational staccato that compels you to reconstruct his dark, fragmented micro-narratives piece by piece. Shot through with surreal humour, experimentation and a keen political sensibility, these poems offer a peep-hole into the mysteries of domesticity, relationships and modern society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is the work of an exciting, younger poetic voice taking on the challenge of how to write about change as it happens, about the past slipping away from us and the future still invisible to our senses. Read it and imagine.\"\u003cbr\u003eEleanor Rees \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Egan\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Liverpool and is a member of Edge Hill University's Poetry and Poetics Research Group. He is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Binturong Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Michael's poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eErbacce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGreat Works\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZafusy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoetry Salzburg\u003c\/i\u003e. A pamphlet, \u003ci\u003eThe River Swam\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2005 and a second, \u003ci\u003eFolklores\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2010. \u003ci\u003eSteak \u0026amp; Stations\u003c\/i\u003e is his first full collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Egan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0956546757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780956546753\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penned in the Margins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.19d","brand":"Michael Egan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473964024063,"sku":"9780956546753","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96fe80e7-1aad-42fb-8f01-a76b57b08cb1.jpg?v=1762314085","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steak-stations-michael-egan-9780956546753","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}