{"product_id":"temporary-measures-paul-rossiter-9784907359218","title":"Temporary Measures","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Rossiter's previous book, \u003cem\u003eSeeing Sights 1968-1978\u003c\/em\u003e, was mostly set in the mountains of northern England and Scotland; Ian Brinton described it as a 'beautifully crafted volume', with poems that 'bear excellent comparison' with some of the early work of Gary Snyder. The story is continued in a more urban key in \u003cem\u003eTemporary Measures\u003c\/em\u003e, which gathers poems from 1978 to 1981. The poems are mostly set in London, with excursions westwards in England and southwards to the Dordogne region of France - and, more distantly, to Tang Dynasty China by means of versions of Du Fu and Wang Wei. Performance is a frequent theme, whether the performance of music (John Cage, Art Pepper), of dance (Merce Cunningham, a nightclub hostess), or of everyday activities (railway maintenance workers stepping over a live rail). The fourth part of the book moves further afield, responding to places and occasions in Kuwait, Egypt, Cyprus and Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Rossiter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 4907359217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9784907359218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Isobar Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d","brand":"Paul Rossiter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440408178943,"sku":"9784907359218","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91152de7-f4f4-4b37-88ae-31b54a5a4bba.jpg?v=1777182245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/temporary-measures-paul-rossiter-9784907359218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}