{"product_id":"silence-please-9781851246717","title":"Silence Please","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening in wonder and ending in hush, this anthology invites you to slow down, breathe and listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSilence is hard to find in our modern world of 24\/7 news and constant messages, but here you will find 100 poems to form a treasure-house of silences. Organised into ten sections including Anatomies of Silence, Intimacy, The Natural World, The Quiet Life, Night, Loss \u0026amp; Absence and Silencings, these poems span twelve centuries, ranging from Old English works such as \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/i\u003e to recent poems by Benjamin Zephaniah, Jane Hirshfield and Sarah O. Adedeji. Familiar names – Shakespeare, Keats, Tennyson, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning – sit alongside less well-known writers. Each poem is presented in clear, modern language with helpful notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you want to luxuriate in exquisite stillness, share the speechlessness of loss, laugh at awkward pauses or rest in wordless companionship, \u003ci\u003eSilence Please\u003c\/i\u003e has a poem for every kind of quiet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67712127893740,"sku":"9781851246717","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781851246717-silence-please-1.jpg?v=1791849656","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/silence-please-9781851246717","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}