{"product_id":"9781900389020","title":"Cry of the No-No","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘In the form itself, of short texts in lines, I believe absolutely. Despite its serious footprint being for now close to zero, it can never lose its inherent claim, it’s one of the central expressive forms. I will never regret my life-long being stuck in it. I noted many years ago that I had ‘yet to emerge into an area itself submerged …’ – Sebastian Schloessingk (from the preamble to a recent reading).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCry of the No-no\u003c\/em\u003e is his first substantial emergence and consists largely of work from the last fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere was, though, an early selection published by Piccolo, \u003cem\u003eThis Sloped Land\u003c\/em\u003e (which the author does not stand by). He has appeared in \u003cem\u003eVerse, Oxford Poetry, Formafluens, Dedalus\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuadrant\u003c\/em\u003e (several times), and elsewhere. He also wrote the libretto for \u003cem\u003eMagma\u003c\/em\u003e, an opera by Lamberto Coccioli. And he’s the editor of \u003cem\u003eQualm\u003c\/em\u003e, founded in 2003 (which presents previously unpublished poems, and includes contributions from Les Murray, Jamie McKendrick, Peter Reading, Kate Camp ...)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Britain, of German and Irish parents, he lives in the Welsh Marches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJamie McKendrick:\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Schloessingk’s poems all have an instantly recognizable and original voice. There’s an appealing subtlety and variety of tone to them, and a syntax that mirrors the twists and turns of a very particular consciousness. They range widely over the material and the material itself is wide-ranging.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTerese Svoboda:\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Really, really loved the potatoes.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon Paterson:\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Poems full of terrific things.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLes Murray\u003c\/em\u003e (on \u003cem\u003eThe Draw\u003c\/em\u003e): ‘Could be a goer.’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoc Sandford\u003c\/em\u003e: ‘Irresistible, consistent, crafty, chancing the rescue.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roc Sandford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064974196976,"sku":"9781900389020","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781900389020_p0.jpg?v=1763612682","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781900389020","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}