{"product_id":"9781913437909-popular-song","title":"Popular Song","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopular Song\u003c\/em\u003e makes us tap our feet to the rhythms of nostalgia, life on Mars, science fiction, lyric odyssey, humour and a fondness for the spirit-catching cassette tape in this highly inventive debut from Harry Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopular Song\u003c\/em\u003e, the eagerly awaited debut from \u003cstrong\u003eHarry Man\u003c\/strong\u003e, is an electric adventure into science, science fiction, poetry and pop culture. Here we encounter the Invisible Man’s search for meaning, traverse time and space through the music of David Bowie, find Wordsworth water-skiing with a clownfish, Ed Sheeran’s superabundant love of typography, and find a new connection with our past by re-watching \u003cem\u003eThe Empire Strikes Back\u003c\/em\u003e in reverse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection captures both the unearthly beauty of supermarket night shifts and the peculiar dreamscapes of birds of the British Isles – as well as how the term ‘popular’ has the potential to both unite and divide, to move from current obsession to obsolescence and nostalgia. These poems connect with a wonder-filled verbal and melodic energy, considering both the fragility of our position on Earth as well as the hold of our intimacy while we are still bound by its gravity. Playful and cosmic, \u003cem\u003ePopular Song\u003c\/em\u003e is a jukebox filled with new favourites, beckoning readers out onto the dancefloor of the literary, the unexpected, and the joyful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41640430043233,"sku":"9781913437909","price":10.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27652682.jpg?v=1721982491","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913437909-popular-song","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}