{"product_id":"9781921844003","title":"The Taste of River Water","description":"Author: Kennedy, Cate\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781921844003\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribe Publications\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 May 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDisarming, warm and always accessible, Cate Kennedy's poems make ordinary experiences glow. Everything that suffuses her well-loved prose is here: compassion, insight, lyrical precision and the clear, minimalist eye that reveals how life can turn on a single moment.  Musing on the undercurrents and interconnections between legacy, memory, motherhood and the natural world, the poems in this exhilarating collection begin on the surface and then take us, gracefully effortlessly, to a far more thought-provoking place.  Grounded in lived experience, with all its mysteries and consolations they resonate with a passionate, sensuous honesty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kennedy writes fine poetry ... marvellous.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kennedy is at her most effective when dropping spartan images into her lines like stones into a lake. Several pages later the ripples are still moving.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Kate Fagan, \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Pack s  an emotional punch. Kennedy excels at drawing extraordinary details out of the seemingly mundane minutiae of everyday life, with a sharp, focused eye for the politics of the personal. Her depictions of rural life and the Australian landscape are particularly evocative. It's a welcome addition to the often-underrated canon of Australian poetry.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135683244190,"sku":"UBD-9781921844003","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781921844003.jpg?v=1786626819","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781921844003","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}