{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-owls-copy","title":"Ten Poems about Robins","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is it about robins that makes them so easy to love? Is it the jaunty red breast? Or the fact that they have been known to build their nests in kettles, boots, coat pockets and even under car bonnets – places that seem to suggest a wish to be close to our human world? Perhaps it’s because they appear to want to keep us company by perching close by while we’re gardening or flitting alongside us when we’re out on a walk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamish Whyte’s delightful selection comes with a limited edition poem postcard and explores the countless ways in which these endearing and cheerful birds brighten our lives:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’m man’s inedible\u003cbr\u003ePermanent bird.\u003cbr\u003eI dine in his garden,\u003cbr\u003eMy spoon is his spade.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efrom ‘Robin’s Round’ by UA Fanthorpe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are poems that will charm and delight throughout the year – just like the robin’s beautiful song, which can be heard even in the darkest days of winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHamish Whyte is a Scottish poet who has published pamphlets and full collections, as well as editing several anthologies. He also runs Mariscat Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe special postcard features the poem ‘Brou-Rhuddyn’ by Pippa Little, winner of our postcard poem competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by Fleur Adcock, John Clare, Emily Dickinson, UA Fanthorpe, John Freeman, Stanley Kunitz, Norman MacCaig, Christina Rossetti, Peter Walton and Hamish Whyte.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Sam Cannon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall books\/pamphlets that are part of the popular Candlestick Press range.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57649705451900,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/TPAR-01-P1_4ed02101-c7fd-45cb-b695-dbc062b11f45.jpg?v=1791811862","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/ten-poems-about-owls-copy","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}