{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-babies","title":"Ten Poems About Babies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese ten poems have been chosen to help welcome a new baby into the world. They capture the joy of the new arrival, relishing the many ways in which life will be transformed and enriched. In the opening poem, the family home becomes a place of softness and calm:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"babies\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“We brought you lambs’ wool with a memory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eof snow, the softest corduroy, felt, muslin,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epapooses and clockwork. Our flat filled up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith a flock of cards…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003efrom ‘Newborn’ by Jenny Pagdin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot surprisingly, sleep and interrupted sleep are recurring motifs, and there’s tender humour in trying to keep the house quiet. Who would have thought washing flapping on the line could be too loud? These irresistible poems are a reminder that with a new baby comes a whole new world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected and introduced by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKatharine Towers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNiall Campbell,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSarala Estruch,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMatthew Hollis,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJackie Kay,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDH Lawrence,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSarojini Naidu,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJenny Pagdin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChristina Rossetti,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMaggie Smith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlgernon Charles Swinburne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSara Boccaccini Meadows.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Candlestick Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57452212224382,"sku":"9781913627515","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1331\/9925\/files\/9781913627515.jpg?v=1779461776","url":"https:\/\/www.poetrybooks.co.uk\/products\/ten-poems-about-babies","provider":"The Poetry Book Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}