{"product_id":"the-interview-rose-9781776712298","title":"The Interview Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe grass with little daisies in it\nsprings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eas if springs are under my feet. I poke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe ferrule of my umbrella in it, as if\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI need a prop for steadiness and yet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eit is a pretence: waterlogged or not\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003esomething like joy is running underneath.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her twentieth poetry collection,\nElizabeth Smither brings together a new ensemble of surprising images and charismatic\ncompanions. A herd of cows gathers around a radio to listen wide-eyed to a\nMozart concerto. A frog leads us unhurriedly down the garden path. Jane\nAusten’s \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e makes an appearance. A cat critiques Wittgenstein. And a\nflamboyant fabric rose rescues a job interview.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach poem in \u003ci\u003eThe Interview Rose \u003c\/i\u003eis\na bridge between the private self and the physical world, travelling the long\nroute through art, religion, philosophy, and the pleasures of language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upstart Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264453394668,"sku":"9781776712298","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781776712298.webp?v=1769735277","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-interview-rose-9781776712298","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}