{"product_id":"instead-of-a-card-ten-poems-about-sisters","title":"Instead of a Card: Ten Poems about Sisters","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 Sisters” 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 sister often knows us better than anyone. This selection of poems (a companion to \u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003eTen Poems about Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e) explores that special relationship—from the games and secrets of early childhood that we remember so vividly to the separate journeys of later life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Dorothea Smartt, \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo sisters form a pair of carefree ‘toe-tapping feet’ while Jean Tepperman's depiction of sisterhood celebrates the thrill of defying convention. In Galway Kinnell's moving poem a childhood shared with a sibling creates a reassuring lifelong bond:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e“…we will walk\u003cbr\u003ehand in hand a little while,\u003cbr\u003etaking the laughter of childhood\u003cbr\u003eas far as we can into the days to come,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e–\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003eGalway Kinnell, ‘Two Set Out On Their Journey’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eMost of all, these poems remind us of that life is enlivened and enriched by having a sister. Never coy or timid, they are sure to provoke discussion—and hopefully many lively family conversations!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003eSelected by Katharine Towers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"is-italic\"\u003ePoems by Julia Bird, Wendy Cope, Michael Donaghy, Galway Kinnell, Esther \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMorgan, PK Page, Dorothea Smartt, Jean Tepperman, Jack Underwood and Julia Webb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Hilke MacIntyre\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Reader's Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42378199531566,"sku":"05-98500","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0891\/0192\/files\/ten-poems-about-sisters-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1779986508","url":"https:\/\/shop.nybooks.com\/products\/instead-of-a-card-ten-poems-about-sisters","provider":"The Reader's Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}