{"product_id":"we-lost-the-birds-ben-verinder-9781739151720","title":"We Lost the Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this exciting new pamphlet, Ben Verinder takes flight to survey the human landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt times sad and strange, at others darkly funny, these poems are marked by a deft use of language, surprising conceits, an elegant music and a riot of birdlife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout many of the poems there is a sense of humans and birds uneasily sharing the same space and while this work laments both landscape and loved ones, it opens out into broader panoramas - a Yorkshire maggot farm, the smallest distillery in Scotland, a warehouse full of superannuated waxworks and an international crying competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is precise, inventive, well-executed work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Verinder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739151720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739151720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nine Pens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.08d","brand":"Ben Verinder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873799647487,"sku":"9781739151720","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-lost-the-birds-ben-verinder-9781739151720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}