{"product_id":"9781552455227-on-occasion","title":"On Occasion","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems for the People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA twenty-first-century reconsideration of the occasional poem by contemporary writers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection rooted in the tradition of the poem as an act of love, an act of protest, an act of visionary incantation, of remembrance, of a call to arms, and a much-needed balm. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe traditional ‘occasional poem’ has a bad rap: a tedious rhyming poem at a wedding or a dreary verse at a funeral. This is not that. These are poems for a tumultuous and complicated world, for occasions that may be celebrations or mournings, or anything in between; from life cycles, to earth cycles, to social cycles, editor Sina Queyras brings together a collection of poetry that speaks to moments of upheaval, revolution, and challenge. Poetry that people can turn to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e contains over a hundred poems for different occasions, including writing by Suzanne Buffam, Heather Christle, CAConrad, Sue Goyette, Canisia Lubrin, bpNichol, Michael Ondaatje, Lisa Robertson, Sue Sinclair, and A. E. Stallings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58143575015798,"sku":"9781552455227","price":14.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41277170.jpg?v=1782304787","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781552455227-on-occasion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}