{"product_id":"9781905208494-because-we-could-not-dance-at-the-wedding","title":"Because we could not dance at the wedding","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of love poems, about coming out, coming to terms and settling down. The story of a queer couple, reminding us of the beauty of a life shared, whether birdwatching, travelling on the underground, or joining a Pride march.\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart a collection of love poems, Because we could not dance at the wedding is about coming out, coming to terms and settling down.Through a series of vividly observed scenes – from single- bedded student flat to registry office waiting room, from a clumsy hotel-room dance to the enforced domestic retreat of lockdown – these poems chronicle a relationship across two decades. Michael McKimm, whose work has been described as ‘powerfully tactile’ (Penelope Shuttle) and ‘delicately momentous’ (TLS), has developed a gently radical urban-pastoral, where beating the bounds of his east London neighbourhood may be a negotiation with anxiety and threat, but is always – ultimately – a celebration of falling in love and finding joy in an uncertain world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40893175693409,"sku":"9781905208494","price":10.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26142421.jpg?v=1720725304","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781905208494-because-we-could-not-dance-at-the-wedding","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}