{"product_id":"blood-feather-9780224098311","title":"Blood Feather","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn Blood Feather ,Patrick McGuinness explores the complexities of identity, language, and time, using poetry to investigate the nature of our dual selves and the places we inhabit. The book explores themes of displacement, illness, and loss, and seeks to find a way of seeing things for the first and last time simultaneously. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 80 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 04 May 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this captivating and introspective poetry collection, McGuinness delves into the intricate and ever-changing nature of identity, revealing its multifaceted and permeable nature. He demonstrates how we are constantly acting as both performers and spectators of our own lives, navigating the complexities of self-awareness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Blood Feather\" is a remarkable book that employs doubling and displacement to perceive time in a fresh and transformative way. The past, both personal and collective, lingers as an ever-present ghost, while memories become lost beyond recall. The first section, \"Squeeze the Day,\" explores the author's mother's illness and death, delving into the complexities of being bilingual and the haunting presence of each self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second section, \"The Noises Things Make When They Leave,\" elegizes the post-industrial landscapes and the individuals and professions that inhabit them. McGuinness laments the sidelining of literature and the bypassing of globalization in today's world. The final sequence, \"After the Flood,\" connects the book's themes, seeking a way to perceive things simultaneously for the first and last time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough his exploration of the gaps between languages and between our selves in language, McGuinness dreams of creating a new tense where the world's losses can be redeemed. He reflects on the anniversary of his mother's death and her birthday, a day when she short-circuited the tenses, allowing the current to flow both ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Blood Feather\" is a clear-sighted and intimate new poetry collection from the prizewinning author of \"Other People's Countries\" and \"Throw me to the Wolves.\" It offers readers a profound and thought-provoking journey into the depths of identity, self-awareness, and the complexities of the human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 100g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 198 x 133 x 9 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780224098311\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick McGuinness","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44216376295674,"sku":"9780224098311","price":8.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1683282042445_book.jpg?v=1683354087","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/blood-feather-9780224098311","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}