{"product_id":"9781900072496-strategies-for-confronting-fear","title":"Strategies For Confronting Fear","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA volume of poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Lawrence\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Australia's\u003cbr\u003emost highly-regarded poets and winner of two\u003cbr\u003eof the country's most prestigious poetry prizes.\u003cbr\u003eHe characteristically sets his poems within\u003cbr\u003epowerful landscapes and seascapes. There is a\u003cbr\u003edramatic confrontation in them, between the\u003cbr\u003eelemental forces of nature, and those within\u003cbr\u003ethe consciousness of his characters. His focus\u003cbr\u003eis on relationships, the rhythms of work, and\u003cbr\u003ethe presence of danger in these primal settings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an interview, Lawrence says of his work:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I'd like to think that a couple of my poems\u003cbr\u003eachieve this tricky balance: landscape veined\u003cbr\u003ewith humanity, flora, fauna, what's imagined\u003cbr\u003eand what's experienced . I write about nature\u003cbr\u003eto define my life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrategies for Confronting Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, a selection\u003cbr\u003efrom six of his nine published collections of\u003cbr\u003epoetry plus a body of new work, is Lawrence's\u003cbr\u003efirst volume of poetry to be published in the\u003cbr\u003eUK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Lawrence's work is accessible while still\u003cbr\u003eretaining the integrity of a unique poetic\u003cbr\u003evision.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANTHONY LAWRENCE\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1957 and left school at 16, working first as a jackeroo and then travelling for several years before returning to New South Wales to become a teacher and writer. While working as a fisherman in Western Australia, he secured a literary fellowship which\u003cbr\u003eenabled him to devote time to writing poetry. He has won numerous awards for his poetry, including a Senior Fellowship from the Australia Council, one of the most prestigious funding awards a writer can be accorded in Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56090319028598,"sku":"9781900072496","price":10.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_35786144_b8de0f98-18a4-463e-ad13-529f79b09015.jpg?v=1755831193","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781900072496-strategies-for-confronting-fear","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}