{"product_id":"poems-far-and-wide-paperback","title":"Poems Far and Wide - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis very lively collection contains a wide sweep of poems, many of them prize-winning, taking readers on a remarkable journey. Some look to the past, others to the future, but all are of their time: the reverberating now. The tone is contemporary and bold, while the poet's sensibility tends to favour an eclectic inclusiveness. Uniformly, this wide-ranging and poetically engaging collection demands to be enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"As striking and triumphant in current poetry as a Gauguin in a gallery of Flemish still life.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Robert Harris, generally on Jenkins' work, in \u003cem\u003eOverland\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There's a whole-heartedness about how he embraces the world he sees: aware of its faults, but never stinting...\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Sharon Olinka (USA) \u003cem\u003eThylazine \u003c\/em\u003ewebsite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The wit, language play and urbane imagery we are used to from Jenkins, as well as emotional repth and an infectious delight in language...\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Mike Ladd, reviewing \u003cem\u003eDark River\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eAustralian Book Review.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Innovative, intellectually sprightly, and artistically refreshing.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Heather Cam, reviewing \u003cem\u003eA Break in the Weather\u003c\/em\u003e in \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Jenkins is the author of nine collections; he also writes non-fiction, short stories, radio plays and sometimes for live performance. Born in Melbourne in 1949, John lived in Sydney in the 1970s, and has worked extensively as a journalist, both at home and overseas and now writes full time. John won the 2003 Arts Rush\/Shoalhaven Poetry Prize; the 2004 James Joyce Suspended Sentence Award; and 2013 Melbourne Poets Union International Poetry Prize. He has presented master classes in Dublin and Singapore. John lives near Victoria's Yarra Valley, on the semi-rural fringes of Melbourne. He enjoys walking, good wine and hopes for a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344140362035,"sku":"9781925780123","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cL9pNz37V9781925780123.webp?v=1778718708","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/poems-far-and-wide-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}