{"product_id":"9781836243014-archivum","title":"Archivum","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing the poem 'Animals' (The Forward Book of Poetry 2026)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2025 Saltire Society Poetry Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchivum\u003c\/em\u003e is a book – wise, funny and inventive by turn – that explores what it means to look at artefacts in an archive, and how these objects resonate with events in our lives. Imagined as a walk across Edinburgh, landmarks such as the Balmoral clock, National Library of Scotland, Meadows, Canongate Kirkyard and Water of Leith provide a meditative backdrop to the poems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe archives - in particular the archive of the writer Muriel Spark – are used to create a space to come to terms with the complexities of a life and how we in turn tell stories about ourselves: the depths of our familial relationships, relationship breakdowns and the death of a parent. What’s found in the archive’s boxes -- including recipes, telegrams, letters -- stirs and amplifies feelings of belonging, disorientation, triumph and grief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a focus on women writers and interracial relationships, the book explores objects belonging to significant figures in the poet’s imaginary: along with Spark, the actor Maggie Smith, poet Elizabeth Bishop, the 19th century slave owner’s daughter Eliza Junor and psychotherapist Marie Battle Singer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55627852054902,"sku":"9781836243014","price":11.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34337959.jpg?v=1747275962","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781836243014-archivum","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}