{"product_id":"9781447253914-the-golden-mean","title":"The Golden Mean","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new collection from Griffin Poetry Prize-shortlisted poet John Glenday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the success of \u003ci\u003eGrain \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize, poetry's most prestigious international award) John Glenday returns with \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Mean\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlenday's poetry - once something of a closely guarded secret - now has many devotees, and this new book shows why: Glenday's mastery of the short translucent lyric and his unashamed and direct concern with matters of the spirit, of love, of human nature and natural law - means he can often read as a Spanish or East European poet in immaculate translation. But for all its apparently weightless and aerodynamic grace, Glenday's poetry can be playful, experimental and occasionally even surreal, and his voice local and intimate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Golden Mean\u003c\/i\u003e shows Glenday's full range, and a poet at the height of his imaginative powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451483369846,"sku":"9781447253914","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35363363.jpg?v=1760462705","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781447253914-the-golden-mean","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}