{"product_id":"untidy-activity-paperback","title":"UNTIDY activity - 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\u003eJulie MacLean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090281189683,"sku":"9781923813106","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/jBd8LKDBRQ9781923813106.webp?v=1789602783","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/untidy-activity-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}