{"product_id":"silence-plhb","title":"[11\/17\/26] McLoughlin, Kate (ed.): Silence Please (HB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBodleian Library, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: November 17, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful poetry collection that celebrates life's moments of silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\nSilence is hard to find in our modern world of 24\/7 news and constant messages, but here you will find 100 poems celebrating life's moments of quiet. Organized into ten sections, including \u003ci\u003eNight, Loss \u0026amp; Absence, The Natural World, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIntimacy, \u003c\/i\u003ethese poems span twelve centuries, ranging from Old English works such as \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderer\u003c\/i\u003e to modern poems by Benjamin Zephaniah, Jane Hirshfield, and Sarah O. Adedeji. Famous names--Shakespeare, Keats, Tennyson, and Dickinson--sit alongside lesser-known writers, and each poem is presented in clear, modern language with helpful notes. Whether 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\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45143460872215,"sku":"9781851246717","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/B1bH2Osc7VL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781988381","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/silence-plhb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}