{"product_id":"9781446442746","title":"Nine Lessons From The Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdam Thorpe's fourth collection continues his engagement with history: the living continuum that connects us with our near and distant past, nourishing and illuminating our present. Here are traces left of presence: Indian scratchings on rock, the nail-marks of destroyed frescoes, spoken fragments of war memories - petroglyphs that function as both memorials and re-awakenings, traceable with the finger of the imagination. And here, too, are images of the stilled, the stopped life: a snowed-up village, the paralysed victim of motor-neurone disease, a soft drink fermented in an old village cafe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom this rueful equilibrium of mid-life, Thorpe circles his own personal history, allowing regret and anticipation their Janus-like say. These are erudite, generous poems, formally versatile yet rich in startlingly original observation and a natural lyric grace. Performing his unique archaeology on lives lived, Adam Thorpe once again displays the range of his imagination and the depth of his humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47164475539696,"sku":"9781446442746","price":12.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781446442746_p0.jpg?v=1763826919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781446442746","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}