{"product_id":"9781921870828","title":"The Best Australian Poems 2012","description":"‘I was struck … by just how many poems depended on the ancient devices of the storyteller … Many have a lyrical or meditative feel, but most have a story to tell, captured in a brief glimpse of the meaning of life, or a dramatic climax.’ —John Tranter \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this impressive anthology John Tranter weaves many threads into a portrait of Australian poetry in 2012. Emerging poets sit alongside the celebrated, travelling from Lake Havasu City to Graz, and nursing homes to fairgrounds, with characters as diverse as David Bowie, Emily Dickinson and Rumpelstiltskin. \u003ci\u003eThe Best Australian Poems 2012\u003c\/i\u003e will satisfy a hunger for storytelling and a yearning for beauty. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e John Tranter is the author of more than twenty books. His 2006 poetry collection \u003ci\u003eUrban Myths: 210 Poems: New and Selected\u003c\/i\u003e won multiple awards, including the Victorian, NSW and South Australian Premiers’ Prizes. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eStarlight: 150 Poems.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Black Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137254146288,"sku":"9781921870828","price":16.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921870828_p0.jpg?v=1763632630","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921870828","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}