{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-fathers","title":"Ten Poems About Fathers","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\u003eDads, fathers, papas, daddies: the poems in this updated edition of our best-selling mini-anthology explore fatherhood from a host of angles. We encounter a father who likes running up hills, a father who plays the accordion and – poignantly – a father who needs to be taught how to hug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems celebrate the fact that fathers can be both protectors and purveyors of imaginative childhood adventures:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“My father was a bear.\u003cbr\u003eHe carried me through forest, sky\u003cbr\u003eand over frozen sea. At night\u003cbr\u003eI lay along his back\u003cbr\u003ewrapped in fur and heat\u003cbr\u003eand while I slept, he ran…”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003efrom ‘You May Have Heard of Me’ by Shazea Quraishi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are also poems of tender remembrance. Everyday happenings become special with hindsight, acting as a reminder that a father’s love is something we can carry with us forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected by Di Slaney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/joyce-boyd-melba\/\" title=\"View Melba Joyce Boyd Biography\"\u003eMelba Joyce Boyd,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/buxton-lewis\/\" title=\"View Lewis Buxton Biography\"\u003eLewis Buxton,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/ehrhart-wd\/\" title=\"View WD Ehrhart Biography\"\u003eWD Ehrhart,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/gibson-wilfrid\/\" title=\"View Wilfrid Gibson Biography\"\u003eWilfrid Gibson,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/albert-guest-edgar\/\" title=\"View Edgar Albert Guest Biography\"\u003eEdgar Albert Guest,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/jess-tyehimba\/\" title=\"View Tyehimba Jess Biography\"\u003eTyehimba Jess,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/limburg-joanne\/\" title=\"View Joanne Limburg Biography\"\u003eJoanne Limburg,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/mcfarlane-roy\/\" title=\"View Roy McFarlane Biography\"\u003eRoy McFarlane,\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/quraishi-shazea\/\" title=\"View Shazea Quraishi Biography\"\u003eShazea Quraishi\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/troup-siriol\/\" title=\"View Siriol Troup Biography\"\u003eSiriol Troup.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Sara Boccaccini Meadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCandlestick Press | 2025 | 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":46289949196484,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/7624\/files\/TenPoemsAboutFathers.jpg?v=1782202950","url":"https:\/\/paperparrot.com.au\/products\/ten-poems-about-fathers","provider":"Paper Parrot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}