{"product_id":"9781869408558","title":"Mister Hamilton","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMister Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e, John Dickson’s first collection in eighteen years, is an appealing, questioning mix of elements. Over a base of South Island bedrock (granite, schist, greywacke), Dickson has peopled this quietly fiery collection with day-to-day working voices and narratives, sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, sometimes charged with a political consciousness and lyrical intensity. Shot-through with veins of jazz, rock and blues, quizzical religiosity and a streak of the absurd, this book takes a fresh look at the streets and lawns and people of urban and suburban ‘Pig Island’ and offers some thoughtful, wisely pitched and immensely likeable poems. And who is Mister Hamilton? A familiar everyman, a voice of authority, a common presence, an old friend – readers may make up their own minds after spending time in the company of Dickson and his book.","brand":"Auckland University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050196386032,"sku":"9781869408558","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781869408558_p0.jpg?v=1763601803","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781869408558","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}