{"product_id":"9781913268787-suburban-locust","title":"Suburban Locust","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wild ride of a collection born to be read in a single, breathless sitting. Antosh Wojcik's poems drive us into the heart of an earthquake, within which a loveable, dysfunctional family battle against the elements of addiction and inherited trauma, their seemingly weatherproof bonds stretched to breaking point against an angry sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI dare the lightning,\u003cbr\u003e          take hold of its levers\u003cbr\u003ecranking out the weather\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e          \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhile God is on business.\u003cbr\u003eI take on the responsibility\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e          \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewithout knowing the consequences,\u003cbr\u003ewithout knowing the thunder.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntosh Wojcik's anticipated debut, \u003ci\u003eSuburban Locust \u003c\/i\u003eis a wild ride of a collection born to be read in a single, breathless sitting. With compelling narrative cohesion and dark yet whimsical surrealism, Wojcik's poems drive us into the heart of an earthquake, within which a loveable, dysfunctional family battle against the elements of addiction and inherited trauma, their seemingly weatherproof bonds stretched to breaking point against an angry sky. Set across Texas, Warsaw and an unspecified English suburb, nonetheless this story feels biblical in its music and litany. It is visited by plagues (locusts, dealers, feds, choirs, wartime ghosts, sandy dudes, termites, bad neighbours, shark-headed behemoths, problematic astro-turf installers) and ablaze with the fiery glow of the apocalypse. An ingenious and irresistible read, from one of UK poetry's brightest talents. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Like James Tate, but drunk' Roger Robinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57769409151350,"sku":"9781913268787","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41165935_7d1c4133-9e15-4f61-818a-96de5d316026.jpg?v=1778128272","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913268787-suburban-locust","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}