{"product_id":"untidy-activity-julie-maclean-9781923813106","title":"UNTIDY activity","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulie Maclean's third full poetry collection takes its title from a line in Elizabeth Bishop's \u003cem\u003eThe Bight: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'All the untidy activity continues, awful but cheerful.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis loose memoir is one of tender elegies and a restless energy, taking delight in the absurdities of family life and romantic love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoems move cinematically through inherited histories, shifting landscapes and the mess of fertility and intimate relationships. By the final section, Uncomfortable Truths, the voice grows quieter and more contemplative as the gaze turns towards ageing, making peace and facing the inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie MacLean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923813102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923813106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walleah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Julie MacLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084338766079,"sku":"9781923813106","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/untidy-activity-julie-maclean-9781923813106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}