{"product_id":"9781846976513-a-handsel","title":"A Handsel","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNew and Collected Poems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collected poems of Scotland’s second makar, after Edwin Morgan, with new poems. Lochhead’s work is refreshing, with a feminist agenda often plain to see, it is a particularly good introduction for those who shy away from poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiz Lochhead is one of the country’s leading poets. Her work has paved the way and inspired some of the most inspirational voices writing in Scotland today, including Ali Smith, Kathleen Jamie, Jackie Kay and Carol Ann Duffy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Handsel\u003c\/em\u003e, the first new poems from Scotland’s second modern Makar since 2016’s Fugitive Colours, the poet celebrates people and those small momentous moments that encapsulate so much of her work. It is human relationships that sit at the heart of these poems; each one is a beautifully realised snapshot that explores the poet’s past, her friendships and revisits favourite characters from earlier collections. This landmark publication collects for the first time the poetry of Liz Lochhead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBringing work back into print, this collected poems publishes all of the poet’s collections, presented in their entirety:\u003cem\u003e Memo for Spring\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIslands\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Grimm Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDreaming Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Colour of Black and White\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFugitive Colours\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as poems from \u003cem\u003eBagpipe Muzak\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTrue Confessions\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41018154614881,"sku":"9781846976513","price":25.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33915902.jpg?v=1745590950","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781846976513-a-handsel","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}