{"product_id":"9780547504643_here","title":"Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"delectable and profound\" collection of Polish poetry from Nobel Prize–winner Szymborska (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eHere\u003c\/i\u003e was published in Poland, reviewers marveled, “How is it that she keeps getting better?” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese twenty-seven poems, as rendered by prize-winning translators Clare Cavanagh and Stanislaw Baranczak, are among her greatest ever. Whether writing about her teenage self, microscopic creatures, or the upsides to living on Earth, she remains a virtuoso of form, line, and thought in this masterful lyrical poetry collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the title poem:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI can’t speak for elsewhere, \u003cbr\u003ebut here on Earth we’ve got a fair supply of everything. \u003cbr\u003eHere we manufacture chairs and sorrows, \u003cbr\u003escissors, tenderness, transistors, violins, teacups, dams, and quips. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike nowhere else, or almost nowhere, \u003cbr\u003eyou’re given your own torso here,\u003cbr\u003eequipped with the accessories required\u003cbr\u003efor adding your own children to the rest.\u003cbr\u003eNot to mention arms, legs, and astonished head.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNobel Prize in Literature:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the wit, precision, and profound insight that made Wisława Szymborska a celebrated voice in world literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAccessible \u0026amp; Profound:\u003c\/b\u003e Find the extraordinary in the everyday, from thoughts on busy streets to the inner lives of microscopic creatures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAward-Winning Translation:\u003c\/b\u003e Brought to life in English by the prize-winning team of Clare Cavanagh and Stanislaw Baranczak, who preserve the poet’s signature voice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeditations on Life \u0026amp; Memory:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore poems that tackle the big questions through small moments, from a chance encounter with a teenage self to the enduring power of memory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wislawa Szymborska","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46948310319253,"sku":"9780547504643","price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/x750_aae4874a-7ead-495e-83e7-579b77feefda.jpg?v=1776992661","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780547504643_here","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}