{"product_id":"city-sonnets-9781789633344","title":"City Sonnets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCity Sonnets presents a poet's view of modern city life in all its variety. Thirty-six sonnets written in traditional form explore the dark and the light, the rich and the poor, the ugly and the beautiful. There are poems about a beggar, cathedrals, van drivers and concert halls, cats and rats and many other topics. Each one has a colour illustration that complements the vivid evocation of urban existence in the verse. The writing explores what it means to be a human being living among many others, with all the tensions, anxieties, pleasures and joys that they experience. The sonnet form, with its fourteen lines, regular metre and rhyming scheme, brings a sharp focus on the practicalities and dreams of city living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; City Bard; Addict; Beggar; Book Group; Carnival; Cathedrals; Cats; Cinema; Citizens; City Farm; Commuter Train; Concert Hall; Corner Shop; Councillor; Delivery Driver; Demonstrator; Dog-walker; Escaping From a Pre-computer Office; Friday Night; From a Distance; Ideal Estate; Massage Parlour; Monday; Pandemic Ward; Parks; Rats; Refuse; Rough Sleeper; Rule by Bells; Service Area; Stock Exchange; Sandwich-eaters; Traffic Joy; Under a Spell of Shyness; Urban Cyclist; Vegan Restaurant; Acknowledgements;","brand":"The Choir Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020502204759,"sku":"9781789633344","price":12.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789633344.jpg?v=1750783575","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/city-sonnets-9781789633344","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}