{"product_id":"9781035033201-arbitrary-lightbulb","title":"An Arbitrary Light Bulb","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant, meditative collection from one of Britain's finest contemporary poets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Telegraph Poetry Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA Poetry Book Society Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\"Accessible complexity\" is not an oxymoron in Duhig's work . This [is] Duhig's most moving book, full of memorable poetry not just of skill but of heart' – Graeme Richardson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Arbitrary Light Bulb \u003c\/i\u003eis Ian Duhig’s most personal collection of poems to date. It takes its title from the most common type of household bulb – yet one whose name is virtually unknown, like many people these poems celebrate.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuhig finds in the arbitrary an image for the randomness of inspiration and of life, haunted here by deaths of family and friends. He laments the lost but also responds to the glories of our existence, especially among the overlooked, with humour, technical variety and contagious pleasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarting out from ‘contrary Leeds’, his home for half a century, Duhig’s poems roam widely through history, art-forms, loves and injustices, fired by the desire to share it all with his readers: knowledge, joy, anger and wonder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMultifarious and maverick, deeply personal and political\u003c\/b\u003e, Duhig’s poetic vision alchemises the heart and mind. This is \u003cb\u003ea brilliant collection from a balladeer of our times\u003c\/b\u003e, a poet who stands for the people, always with a sense of \u003cb\u003ecompassion\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehumility \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003ewry humour\u003c\/b\u003e' Jennifer Lee Tsai, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003csub\u003e*\u003ci\u003eAn Arbitrary Light Bulb\u003c\/i\u003e was featured in the Telegraph article 'Best poetry books of 2024 so far', dated 09-12-2024\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602001862753,"sku":"9781035033201","price":10.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31080932.jpg?v=1730703867","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035033201-arbitrary-lightbulb","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}