{"product_id":"namanlagh-by-tom-paulin","title":"Namanlagh by Tom Paulin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn his first collection for more than a decade, Tom Paulin revisits themes of place, occupation, conflict and legacy, primarily in the context of his native Northern Ireland.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStories and memories, even histories, are shown to be both frail and persistent, troubling and vital. There is a powerful austerity in play as he sets aside the rhetorical force and linguistic dazzle for which he is renowned, to speak simply of later life and the losses it brings: 'if only some idea \/ could find its way \/ through enemy territory \/ then I'd at last begin \/ to look up at the sky.' As outward-looking as ever, he also includes here intimate and resonant versions from Brecht and Ronsard, and from the contemporary Palestinian poet, Walid Khazendar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chapters of Thornhill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55095505682766,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/2002\/9774\/files\/9780571395842.jpg?v=1762259693","url":"https:\/\/www.chaptersthornhill.com\/products\/namanlagh-by-tom-paulin","provider":"Chapters of Thornhill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}