{"product_id":"instead-of-a-card-ten-poems-about-fathers","title":"Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Fathers","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 Fathers” 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\u003eDads, fathers, papas, daddies: the poems in this updated edition of our best-selling mini-anthology explore fatherhood from a host of angles. We encounter a father who likes running up hills, a father who plays the accordion and – poignantly – a father who needs to be taught how to hug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems celebrate the fact that fathers can be both protectors and purveyors of imaginative childhood adventures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My father was a bear.\u003cbr\u003eHe carried me through forest, sky\u003cbr\u003eand over frozen sea. At night\u003cbr\u003eI lay along his back\u003cbr\u003ewrapped in fur and heat\u003cbr\u003eand while I slept, he ran…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e–Shazea Quraishiou, ‘You \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003eMay Have Heard of Me’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThere are also poems of tender remembrance. Everyday happenings become special with hindsight, acting as a reminder that a father’s love is something we can carry with us forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelected by Di Slaney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems by Melba Joyce Boyd, Lewis Buxton, WD Ehrhart, Wilfrid Gibson, Edgar Albert Guest, Tyehimba Jess, Joanne Limburg, Roy McFarlane, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eShazea Quraishi and Siriol Troup\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Sara Boccaccini Meadows\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42377897672750,"sku":"05-27713","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ten-poems-about-fathers-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1779980065","url":"https:\/\/shop.nybooks.com\/products\/instead-of-a-card-ten-poems-about-fathers","provider":"The Reader's Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}