{"title":"Billy Collins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a unique voice in contemporary poetry, combining wit and insight with everyday themes. Readers can expect verses that gently explore the ordinary moments of life, transforming them into reflections that resonate with quiet humour and profound simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorks such as \u003cem\u003eDog Show\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWater, Water\u003c\/em\u003e invite contemplation and delight, making his poetry accessible yet deeply rewarding. Ideal for lovers of arts and culture, Collins’ writing provides both comfort and surprise through its vivid imagery and thoughtful observations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dog-show-by-billy-collins-9781035087471","title":"Dog Show","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Collins remains the most companionable of poetic companions.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBilly Collins's \u003cem\u003eDog Show\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the joy of our canine best friends, honouring the love we feel for the animals who play such vital roles in our lives. In twenty-five poems, Collins distills the many ways dogs warm our hearts, from the happiness we experience as we watch a dog run unencumbered by our burdens, to the silliness of cradling a dog in our arms as we step on the scale together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTurning his inimitable eye and ear to the complexities of dog behaviour, Collins ponders all that these winning creatures give us and what we learn from them about ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than four decades, Collins has delighted readers with his insight, wit, and clear poetic voice. In \u003cem\u003eDog Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \"America's favorite poet\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e) illuminates man's best friend (sorry, cat lovers). Accompanied by Pamela Sztybel's watercolours, which effortlessly depict a dog's humble grace, \u003cem\u003eDog Show\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the profound role these majestic animals play in our lives and the meaning they give us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46837113651436,"sku":"9781035087471","price":39.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c062432bf60c796ba52208a9c75884b7.jpg?v=1758606702"},{"product_id":"water-water-by-billy-collins-9781035068708","title":"Water, Water","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmong the best poems that Collins has ever written\u003c\/em\u003e - NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWater, Water\u003c\/em\u003e, Billy Collins writes with joy and wonder about the beauties and ironies of everyday life. The best poems, he believes, begin in clarity and end with a hint of the sublime: A cat learns to drink from a swimming pool. An astronaut recites Emily Dickinson in space. Here is a writer devotedly in love with the world around him, fascinated by its pleasures but generously sensitive of its pains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEver a laureate of the oblique, Collins is especially sensitive to disappearances and acts of concealment, sketching objects by the outlines their absence leaves: \u003cem\u003eEverything in this hard place\u003c\/em\u003e, reflects one voice in \u003cem\u003eCrying in Class\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eis designed to disappear\u003c\/em\u003e. From grief's soft echoes, to the atheist equally afraid of heaven and hell, Collins remains as keenly vigilant of the light as he does the shadows which dance at its edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA poet of plenitude, irony, and Augustan grace\u003c\/em\u003e - The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitty, wry and tender when it hurts, Water, Water is a pleasure to read and easy to give\u003c\/em\u003e - The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47601291821292,"sku":"9781035068708","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035068708-water-water.jpg?v=1777996778"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/billy-collins.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}