{"product_id":"9781509897087-off-the-shelf","title":"Off The Shelf","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Celebration of Bookshops in Verse\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOff the Shelf\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful anthology of specially commissioned poems written in celebration of books and bookshops, edited by the poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and her friends across the country offer poems in praise of the magic of reading. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOff the Shelf: A Celebration of Bookshops in Verse\u003c\/i\u003e, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has commissioned a selection of the UK's most loved and lauded poets to each write a poem in celebration of books and bookshops -  the worlds they hold, the freedoms they promise, and the memories they evoke. From a basement of forgotten books to the shelves of a cramped Welsh arcade, from the poetry corner of the local bookstore to the last bookshop standing in a post-apocalyptic world, these are poems that pay tribute to all the places that house the stories we treasure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith poems from Carol Ann Duffy, Scottish Makar Jackie Kay, National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke, as well as Clive James, Michael Longley, Don Paterson, Patience Agbabi and many more, this beautiful anthology is a heart-warming reminder of how books nourish us, save us, and inspire us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449816625526,"sku":"9781509897087","price":7.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28273291.jpg?v=1760446738","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781509897087-off-the-shelf","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}