{"product_id":"9781400883370","title":"First Nights: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Scottish poet Niall Campbell's first book, \u003ci\u003eMoontide\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Edwin Morgan Poetry Prize, the largest such prize in the United Kingdom, was named the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year, and was shortlisted for both the Fenton Aldeburgh and Forward prizes for best first collection. \u003ci\u003eFirst Nights\u003c\/i\u003e—which includes all the poems in \u003ci\u003eMoontide\u003c\/i\u003e and sixteen new ones—marks the North American debut of an exciting new voice in British poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Nights\u003c\/i\u003e offers vivid descriptions of the natural world, and the joy found in moments of quiet, alongside intimate depictions of new parenthood. Campbell grew up on the remote, sparsely populated islands of South Uist and Eriskay in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, and \u003ci\u003eFirst Nights\u003c\/i\u003e is filled with images of the islands’ seascapes, myths, wildlife, and long, dark winters. But the poems widen beyond their immediate locations to include thoughts on sculpture and mythology, Zola and Dostoevsky, and life in English cities and French villages. In the poems on early fatherhood, the geography shifts from coastal stretches to bare, dimly lit rooms. Stripped back, honest, and immediate, these poems capture moments of vulnerability, when the only answer is to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining skilled storytelling, precise language, an allegiance to meter and form, and a quiet musicality, these poems resonate with silence and song, mystery and wonder, exploring ideas of companionship and withdrawal, love, and the stillness of solitude. The result is a collection that promises to be a classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140418126064,"sku":"9781400883370","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400883370_p0.jpg?v=1763713506","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400883370","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}