{"product_id":"9781925818093","title":"apparently","description":"Author: Joanne Burns\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925818093\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Giramondo Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2020\u0026amp;nbsp;NSW Premier's Literary Awards Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems collected in \u003ci\u003eapparently\u003c\/i\u003e appear like visions, intensely experienced but barelyreal. Where does a poem come from? Over four sections this question isconsidered. The first section gathers poems spring-boarding from the clues andsolutions to crossword puzzles; the second recounts unsettling dreams in theform of prose poems or microfictions; 'dial', the longest section, acknowledgesthe bewildering sense of daily time and the dizzying spectacle of social andworldly matters contained within. Finally, from a more restful or relaxedvantage, 'the random couch' presents a number of drifting poems, written whilethe poet was lounging on the sofa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraisefor Joanne Burns's poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Itis a fascinating achievement that Burns is able to confront the surface din andwreckage of society and bring us through the other side as readers with ahealthier pulse.' - Jessica L. Wilkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Withsubtlety and skill [Burns] reprises her spare yet concentrated appraisal of thepolis, the legends and strands of the indigenous, inter-generational,confessional, and archaic presences that wash up upon its shores and into hernet of words.' -\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003ci\u003eCordite Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867093651614,"sku":"ADS-9781925818093","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925818093.jpg?v=1779429742","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925818093","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}