{"product_id":"instead-of-a-card-ten-poems-about-daughters","title":"Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Daughters","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives—like a message in a bottle.”–Robert McCrum, writer and editor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Ten Poems about Daughters” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA daughter will always be a daughter, and this beautiful and tender selection celebrates that joyful fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe begin with a birth and progress through the years via familiar landmarks; the beloved toys of early childhood and tricky teenage arguments lead to the inevitable moment when a daughter must leave home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poem about teaching a daughter to swim becomes a moving expression of a rite of passage into independence:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"blockquote-indent-36\"\u003e“You will watch her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eleaving the shore behind\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand the current will flow\u003cbr\u003ethe right way. That day,\u003cbr\u003ethe water will hold her…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e– Clare Shaw, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e‘Teaching Your Daughter to Swim’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eRunning through every poem there is an abiding sense of the power of the bond between a parent and daughter – and of course there is always love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelected by Katharine Towers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems by Michael Brown, SL Grange, Harry Guest, Joanna Ingham, James P Lenfestey, Kim Moore, Marilyn Nelson, Clare Shaw, Anne Stevenson and Claire Walker. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover illustration by Caroline Barker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42378219159598,"sku":"05-27089","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ten-poems-about-daughters-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1779987178","url":"https:\/\/shop.nybooks.com\/products\/instead-of-a-card-ten-poems-about-daughters","provider":"The Reader's Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}