{"product_id":"9780702259807","title":"On the Outskirts","description":"Author: Kinsella, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780702259807\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: University of Queensland Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 May 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 112 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning new collection by one of Australia's most celebrated poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the natural world, Kinsella's poems consider the protection and valuing of human and animal life, and the environment itself. Reflecting the constant flux of the global and the local, these poems consider the plight of refugees, the degradation of the environment, militarisation and violence. Contemplating the failure of public memory to memorialise, Kinsella reflects on the unresolved issues of history such as Nazism and colonisation. Influenced by William Blake's poetry and art, in particular his uncompleted series of illustrations to Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, Kinsella evokes a strong relationship between the visual and textual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Outskirts \u003c\/i\u003eis a work of strangeness and alienation, and one in which a light of redemption is sought - a rehabilitation in the human character and the healing power of nature.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171406426270,"sku":"UBD-9780702259807","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780702259807.jpg?v=1787220551","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780702259807","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}