{"product_id":"art-of-insomnia-peter-a","title":"Art of Insomnia (Peter A)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'There occurs an uprooting' writes Peter A. in Helenium One and Only, a poem from his deeply moving collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArt of Insomnia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and this line epitomises the book's theme - the sudden absence of a much-loved wife, lost suddenly and tragically. The music of this grieving collection is various - sometimes staccato, stark, and direct, ('I have to escape \/ the persistence of kindness'), sometimes fluid and unfurling, long single stanzas rushing down the page, other times nakedly confessional or poignantly self-critical ('Some people think you're better\/ than you actually are'), and other times spare, and with careful end rhyme ('Though in moments still\/quiet teardrops spill'). An orchestral collection of many parts, it is enriching in its diversity, a sustained song of grief which is compelling and affecting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eArt of Insomnia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a moving conversation with a loved wife, and more broadly with anyone who has suffered a loss. It is a eulogy for that which is lost and yet equally a brave celebration of the solaces to be found in life - friendship, community and, as this vital and potent collection proves, in poetry itself.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Anna Saunders - author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBurne Jones and the Fox, Ghosting for Beginners, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFeverfew,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Indigo Dreams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Irish Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41936188735659,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6140\/9451\/products\/20220704_114839.jpg?v=1656966583","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.pro\/products\/art-of-insomnia-peter-a","provider":"The Irish Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}