{"product_id":"we-lost-the-birds-9781739151720","title":"We Lost the Birds","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ben Verinder\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Nine Pens\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Nine Pens\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Animals \u0026amp; Nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this exciting new pamphlet, Ben Verinder takes flight to survey the human landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt times sad and strange, at others darkly funny, these poems are marked by a deft use of language, surprising conceits, an elegant music and a riot of birdlife. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout many of the poems there is a sense of humans and birds uneasily sharing the same space and while this work laments both landscape and loved ones, it opens out into broader panoramas - a Yorkshire maggot farm, the smallest distillery in Scotland, a warehouse full of superannuated waxworks and an international crying competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is precise, inventive, well-executed work. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nine Pens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45137151721623,"sku":"9781739151720","price":619.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781739151720.webp?v=1768542379","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/we-lost-the-birds-9781739151720","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}