{"product_id":"sitoski-richard-yves-a-current-pb","title":"Sitoski, Richard-Yves: A Current Through the Flesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eRonsdale Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: May 5, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA poetry collection that weaves family history into an abrasive cloth, tailored into the full regalia, pre-moth-eaten and torn, of everyday life. With dry and unflinching humour, Richard-Yves traces traumas back four generations and across families to reveal the flimsiness of male self-images, the perils of silence and the latent power of women oppressed by toxic beliefs. His poetry surprises and unsettles with haunting images like empty hands that always seem to hold a hammer and sharp knives that are invisible in soapy water. As a spoken-word artist, Richard-Yves' infuses his words with pulse and rhythm creating evocative snapshots: a father as a derelict house, love like the last trip to the vet. But he tackles the dark side of domestic life with compassion, honesty and a tinge of bewilderment: \" Sometimes love \/ is a thing you catch with bare hands, carefully, \/ so as not to crush it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361793925143,"sku":"9781553807360","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/719W-ZLlElL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785960791","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/sitoski-richard-yves-a-current-pb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}