{"product_id":"9781350531505","title":"On Shakespeare's Sonnets: A Poets' Celebration","description":"Author: Scott-Baumann, Elizabeth; Crawforth, Han\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350531505\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Aug 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese contributors are some of the best, and best-known poets writing today ... The result is a slimly elegant book of new poetry, some of it very fine indeed ... It really is extraordinary that these sonnets, first published in 1609, can still be engendering such a range of new ideas and ways of expressing them.'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOn Shakespeare's Sonnets- A Poets' Celebration\u003c\/i\u003e brings together thirty of the world's foremost contemporary poets writing in response to Shakespeare's Sonnets.\u003cbr\u003eIn the years since Shakespeare's death, the Sonnets have invited imitation, homage, critique, parody and pastiche. These poems probe our relationship to the Sonnets' intricate form and ambitious scope, their investigation of sexuality, wit, memory and poetic survival. These sonnets and longer lyrics explore what it means to write 'on Shakespeare's Sonnets' in the 21st century. This new paperback edition also includes an updated preface.\u003cbr\u003ePublished in association with the Royal Society of Literature, contributing poets include- Andrew Motion, Carol Ann Duffy, Gillian Clarke, Paul Muldoon, Ruth Padel, Simon Armitage, Roger McGough, Wendy Cope, Jackie Kay, Mimi Khalvati, Imtiaz Dharker and Jo Shapcott, among many others.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655843926174,"sku":"UBD-9781350531505","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350531505.jpg?v=1774835411","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350531505","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}