{"product_id":"9781925780130","title":"Windfall","description":"Author: Greg McLaren\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925780130\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Puncher and Wattmann\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 100\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his sixth book, Greg McLaren finds his stories in those of others, and others' in his. These poems seek, suspect and deepen connection; they nod, wink, and pay, in nearly equal parts, homage and fromage. While \u003ci\u003eWindfall \u003c\/i\u003eincludes responses and asides to, and satires of, contemporary writers, it also sees McLaren further exploring his interest in classical Chinese poetry. He takes these poets for a drive through new contexts, reimagining their poems, eking out connection across culture, history, experience and space into a voice that is shared and his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a refinement of McLaren's poetic signatures - avian life, creative palimpsest and homage, the mythic melancholy of the Hunter Region and Sydney's inner west, laconic absurdity - to a new level. There is mastery in his fringing of gothic moods with dry humour, and his ability to go to the edge of self-questioning but always return with some awkward blossom or shiny bottletop.' - Bonny Cassidy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every poet is a scavenging bird, but few have a beak as sharp as McLaren's. This book is a clean forage through seasons and our social world. He picks at place and culture, as well as the poetry landscape, with skilled variation and departure. If you took a road trip with McLaren nothing would escape him, not even a falling feather.' - Nathan Curnow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867091947678,"sku":"ADS-9781925780130","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925780130.jpg?v=1779429681","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925780130","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}