{"product_id":"murray-les-new-select","title":"Murray, Les: New Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eFarrar, Straus and Giroux, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: August 04, 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fresh selection of the finest poems--some previously uncollected--by one of our finest English-language poets\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy write poetry? For the weird unemployment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the painless headaches, that must be tapped to strike\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003edown along your writing arm at the accumulated moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor the adjustments after, aligning facets in a verb\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ebefore the trance leaves you. For working always beyond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eyour own intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e--from \"The Instrument\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e contains Les Murray's own gathering from the full range of his poetry--from the 1960s through \u003ci\u003eTaller When Prone\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and including previously uncollected work.\u003cbr\u003eOne of the finest poets writing today, Murray reinvents himself with each new collection. Whether writing about the indignities of childhood or the depths of depression, or evoking the rhythms of the natural world; whether writing in a sharply rendered Australian vernacular or a perfectly pitched King's English, his versatility and vitality are a constant. \u003ci\u003eNew Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is the poet's choice of his essential works: an indispensable collection for readers who already love his poetry, and an ideal introduction for those who are new to it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817135484951,"sku":"9780374535414","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/view_archive_a4a915fb-e49d-4c3b-ba1d-ee1f00491789.jpg?v=1703281091","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/murray-les-new-select","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}