{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-sisters","title":"Ten Poems about Sisters","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sister often knows us better than anyone. This selection of poems (a companion to Ten Poems about Brothers) 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, two 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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efrom ‘Two Set Out On Their Journey’ by Galway Kinnell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected by Katharine Towers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by Julia Bird, Wendy Cope, Michael Donaghy, Galway Kinnell, Esther Morgan, PK Page, Dorothea Smartt, Jean Tepperman, Jack Underwood and Julia Webb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Hilke MacIntyre.\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":57411410395516,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/TPAS-02-P3.jpg?v=1788711813","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/ten-poems-about-sisters","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}