{"product_id":"9780241962640","title":"The Poetry of Sex","description":"12775B - \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Poetry of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e - a raucous, highly enjoyable anthology by acclaimed poet Sophie Hannah \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'We've been at it all summer, from the Canadian border to the edge of Mexico . . .'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's hard to imagine a more fruitful subject for poets than sex, in all its glorious manifestations: from desire and hope, through disappointment and confusion, to conclusion and consequence. And little has changed over the centuries, as Sophie Hannah's anthology vividly demonstrates, from Catullus pleading with Lesbos to Walt Whitman singing the body electric. Moods and attitudes may vary but the drive persists as does the desire to write about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie Hannah's selection ranges from ancient Rome to modern New York, from gay to straight, but her principle has been to go low on the sugar and high on the excitement. It is essential reading for poetry lovers and romantics everywhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophie Hannah has published five collections of poetry. Her fifth \u003ci\u003ePessimism for Beginners \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Award in 2007. Her \u003ci\u003eSelected Poems \u003c\/i\u003eis published by Penguin (revised edition, 2013). She is also the writer of bestselling psychological crime fiction, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Carrier\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novels have been translated into 24 languages. Born in Manchester, she now lives in Cambridge with her husband and children, and is a Fellow Commoner of Lucy Cavendish College.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179892752624,"sku":"9780241962640","price":12.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780241962640_p0.jpg?v=1763679646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780241962640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}