{"product_id":"oils-9781910139035","title":"Oils","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOils \u003c\/em\u003eis a gorgeous, beguiling collection of poems where the poise of the delivery belies the emotional, existential turmoil within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his portraits of an atheist, a pickpocket and a spinach-loving sailor (among others), \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Sexton\u003c\/strong\u003e evokes a strange kind of melancholy as he strives to reconcile passion with detachment and profound self-doubt with unwavering love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuch is the scope of the poems included – from the haunting 'The Death of Horses', to the more satirical 'Credit History', and the innocence of 'Subimago' – that \u003cem\u003eOils\u003c\/em\u003e quickly hooks you with its ambition. It brings wit, melancholy and irony to the table, blurring the lines of what we think and know and dream to great effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Clare Savage, \u003ci\u003eCulture Northern Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...full of imaginative, lyrical, layered poems\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Stephen Payne, \u003ci\u003eSabotage Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Emma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043170419031,"sku":"9781910139035","price":7.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781910139035.jpg?v=1750957285","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/oils-9781910139035","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}