{"product_id":"prodigal-flowers-ten-ecopoems-by-mario-petrucci","title":"Prodigal Flowers: Ten Ecopoems by Mario Petrucci","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished 5th June 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProdigal \u003ci\u003eFlowers\u003c\/i\u003e offers a series of remarkable encounters with the natural world; the poems question and warn, while finding wonder and beauty amid the sobering realities of climate change. The flowers may seem “prodigal” but it’s their vulnerability that sharpens the poet’s attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWe look through both ends of the telescope to view the intricate lives of plants and insects as vividly as the abstract grandeur of the cosmos. Sometimes the two come together; here, rare seeds are akin to stars:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Each tiny face has its look:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ethe black-shiny.  The varnishy-brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe specks too – it’s like telling stars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eapart, rolling them thumb to palm.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom ‘Seedwoman’ \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe vigour of Petrucci’s language shows us the world as a place that is intensely, though precariously, alive. He is a scientist as well as a poet, and these heady encounters are energised by that juxtaposition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlestick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57411326116222,"sku":"9781913627799","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9925\/files\/1778753589.jpg?v=1778753625","url":"https:\/\/www.poetrybooks.co.uk\/products\/prodigal-flowers-ten-ecopoems-by-mario-petrucci","provider":"The Poetry Book Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}