{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-daughters","title":"Ten Poems About Daughters","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Instead of a Card' is the idea behind the British publisher Candlestick Press' range of gorgeous small poetry pamphlets. With covers created by leading contemporary artists and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, all their titles offer a richly rewarding reading journey.  Pamphlets are supplied with an envelope for posting and a bookmark for a special message. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA daughter will always be a daughter, and this beautiful and tender selection celebrates that joyful fact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe begin with a birth and progress through the years via familiar landmarks; the beloved toys of early childhood and tricky teenage arguments lead to the inevitable moment when a daughter must leave home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poem about teaching a daughter to swim becomes a moving expression of a rite of passage into independence:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"blockquote-indent-36\"\u003e“You will watch her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eleaving the shore behind\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand the current will flow\u003cbr\u003ethe right way. That day,\u003cbr\u003ethe water will hold her…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003efrom ‘Teaching Your Daughter to Swim’ by Clare Shaw\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunning through every poem there is an abiding sense of the power of the bond between a parent and daughter – and of course there is always love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/towers-katharine\/\" title=\"View Katharine Towers Biography\"\u003eKatharine Towers.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/brown-michael\/\" title=\"View Michael Brown Biography\"\u003eMichael Brown,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/grange-sl\/\" title=\"View SL Grange Biography\"\u003eSL Grange,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/guest-harry\/\" title=\"View Harry Guest Biography\"\u003eHarry Guest,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/ingham-joanna\/\" title=\"View Joanna Ingham Biography\"\u003eJoanna Ingham,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/p-lenfestey-james\/\" title=\"View James P Lenfestey Biography\"\u003eJames P Lenfestey,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/moore-kim\/\" title=\"View Kim Moore Biography\"\u003eKim Moore,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/nelson-marilyn\/\" title=\"View Marilyn Nelson Biography\"\u003eMarilyn Nelson,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/shaw-clare\/\" title=\"View Clare Shaw Biography\"\u003eClare Shaw,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/anne-stevenson\/\" title=\"View Anne Stevenson Biography\"\u003eAnne Stevenson\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/walker-claire\/\" title=\"View Claire Walker Biography\"\u003eClaire Walker.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/barker-caroline\/\" title=\"View Caroline Barker Biography\"\u003eCaroline Barker.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCandlestick Press | 2024 | Paperback | 24 pages | 21 x 13.7 x 0.3cm | 70g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peribo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45990257623236,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/7624\/files\/10PoemsaboutDaughters.jpg?v=1774593662","url":"https:\/\/paperparrot.com.au\/products\/ten-poems-about-daughters","provider":"Paper Parrot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}