{"product_id":"grain-paperback","title":"Grain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Glenday\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough John Glenday has long been admired for his lyrically delicate and emotionally powerful poetry, he has remained something of a well-kept secret. His third collection, \"Grain,\" makes his singular talent available to a wider audience. Sometimes Glenday's poems are forcefully direct; sometimes they are so quiet they feel as if they were composed within a capacious listening, as a form of secular prayer. Glenday's seamless lyric can also disguise some wild and surreal tales: the Beauty and the Beast told in reverse, a bizarre list of new saints, or a can of peaches waiting for the invention of the tin-opener. However, the lasting impression is of a genuinely spiritual poet, one with the ability to turn every earthly detail towards the same clear light. \"Grain\" announces Glenday as an essential voice in contemporary poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Glenday was born in Broughty Ferry in 1952. His first collection, \"The Apple Ghost,\" won a Scottish Arts Council Book Award and his second, \"Undark,\" was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751420428576,"sku":"9780330461344","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4757f8ad18d4240ecf876ed62924327a.webp?v=1779972689","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/grain-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}