{"product_id":"9781910603017","title":"This Thing of Memory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This book is not about First World War Poets. Others may choose to revere them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNor is it about mud, blood and poppycock, nor anything to do with Sassoon, Owen, Rosenberg, Gurney or Graves, except in commemoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than anything, I am not concerned with poets, or their war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy subject is the marking of the centenary and the way in which we experience it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll a poet can do today is remember.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Thing of Memory is a new volume of poems by David Hynes, examining the impact of the First World War; its imprint on our memory and conscience, both personal and collective, and the experience of the centenary commemorations: a unique event for each generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems contained in this collection enact a subtle kind of magic, offering a fresh perspective at every turn. From the tragic to the humorous; the original to the vaguely familiar, these verses are as individual as the people reading them, and the people being remembered within their lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GWL Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019468554480,"sku":"9781910603017","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910603017_p0.jpg?v=1763629844","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910603017","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}