{"product_id":"you-took-the-last-bus-home-paperback-2","title":"You Took the Last Bus Home - 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\u003eBrian Bilston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you like a) laughing or b) words which rhyme with each other, you will love Brian Bilston' - Richard Osman, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Solve Murders \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'There is poetry to be found in anything if you look hard enough.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou Took the Last Bus Home is a collection of ingenious, hilarious and touching poems from Brian Bilston, one of Britain's funniest and best-loved poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith endless wit, wisdom and delightful wordplay, Bilston's first collection of poetry offers profound insights into the common joys and sorrows of modern life. Exploring themes as diverse as love, death, and the unbearable torment of forgetting to put the rubbish out, all of Bilston's poems are alive to the improbable nuances of the English language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConstantly experimenting with poetic forms - from Venn diagrams to Scrabble tiles - this irresistibly charming collection of poems will make you ponder the very essence of the human condition in the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Bilston is a magician with words' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brian Bilston is a laureate for our fractured times' - Ian McMillan \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e**Brian's next book, \u003ci\u003eHow to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside: An Alternative Guide to Writing and Enjoying Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, is available for pre-order now!**\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Bilston is a poet and novelist. His poetry collections include \u003ci\u003eYou Took the Last Bus Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlexa, what is there to know about love?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLet Sleeping Cats Lie: Pet Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDays Like These: An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems \u003c\/i\u003eand a festive collection, \u003ci\u003eAnd So This is Christmas: 51 Seasonally Adjusted Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDiary of a Somebody\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the Costa first novel award. He has also published a collection of football poetry, \u003ci\u003e50 Ways to Score a Goal\u003c\/i\u003e, and his acclaimed poem \u003ci\u003eRefugees\u003c\/i\u003e has been made into an illustrated book for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7.84 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53908775731507,"sku":"9781035086634","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/8h4eVhizVY9781035086634_3575c9a3-0edc-4085-b509-749d6154b022.webp?v=1787828836","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/you-took-the-last-bus-home-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}