{"product_id":"selected-poems-by-jordie-albiston-9781922571120","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJordie Albiston's \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e presents for the first time the full range of her impressive achievement: her accomplished use of traditional forms, her innovation with syllabic forms, and the nearness to music of much of her work. Her premature and sudden death in 2022 robbed Australia of one of its leading poets. Her \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the achievement of one of our most extraordinary poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbiston's poetry has long been fascinating to me, for her beautifully cadenced lyrics as much as for the classical elegance of her historical work. — Michael Sharkey, Island\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack \u0026amp; Mollie (\u0026amp; Her)\u003c\/i\u003e is triumphantly experimental in both technique and content...an important book by a leading Australian poet. — Geoff Page, \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhile [the periodic table] may seem like an unorthodox method of writing a love poem, the results are explosive. — Sarah Holland-Batt, \u003ci\u003eThe Australian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJordie Albiston's poems slide through linguistic associations, etymologies, histories and locations. They establish a scale that is at once both atomic and cosmic, harnessing those minutely observed details of elemental love alongside the vast, world-altering consequences of emotional and chemical states. — Judges' Report, 2021 NSW Premier's Literary Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773120463084,"sku":"9781922571120","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781922571120-selected-poems.jpg?v=1782182504","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/selected-poems-by-jordie-albiston-9781922571120","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}