{"product_id":"the-interview-rose","title":"The Interview Rose","description":"\u003cp\u003eA rose rescues a job interview and other \u003cbr\u003eeveryday miracles from one of our most \u003cbr\u003etreasured poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe grass with little daisies in it springs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eas if springs are under my feet. I poke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ethe ferrule of my umbrella in it, as if\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI need a prop for steadiness and yet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eit is a pretence: waterlogged or not\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003esomething like joy is running underneath.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her twentieth poetry collection, Elizabeth Smither brings together \u003cbr\u003ea new ensemble of surprising images and charismatic companions. A herd of cows gathers around a radio to listen wide-eyed to a Mozart concerto. A frog leads us unhurriedly down the garden path. Jane \u003cbr\u003eAusten’s Emma makes an appearance. A cat critiques Wittgenstein. And a flamboyant fabric rose rescues a job interview. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach poem in The Interview Rose is a bridge between the private self \u003cbr\u003eand the physical world, travelling the long route through art, religion, philosophy, and the pleasures of language.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upstart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452564648159,"sku":"9781776712298","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9781776712298.jpg?v=1771227905","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-interview-rose","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}