{"product_id":"ten-poems-of-hope","title":"Ten Poems of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe couldn’t survive without hope – that light at the end of the tunnel which seems to promise ‘this will pass’ when times are hard. These poems offer hope in a whole range of guises – from the uplift of the first signs of spring to the infectious optimism of a child who believes he will live for ever if he eats his greens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s also a poem in which a grandmother’s words become a precious talisman:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“…empty your paradise onto a desk:\u003cbr\u003eyour white sands, green hills and fresh fish.\u003cbr\u003eShine the lamp on it like the fresh hope\u003cbr\u003eof morning, and keep staring at it till you sleep.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003efrom ‘A Portable Paradise’ by Roger Robinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of these poems is a little chink of light – a reminder that a moment of joy and consolation is always just around the corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected by Di Slaney and Katharine Towers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by Fleur Alcock, Sujata Bhatt, Arthur Hugh Clough, Katie Dunstable, Kerry Hardie, Winifred Holtby, Roy Marshall, Paula Meehan, Roger Robinson, Laura Theis and Walt Whitman.\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.candlestickpress.co.uk\/biograpy\/adcock-fleur\/\" title=\"View Fleur Adcock Biography\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56193363313017,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/4769\/8398\/files\/IMG-7307.jpg?v=1763040044","url":"https:\/\/uncommonlife.co.uk\/products\/ten-poems-of-hope","provider":"uncommon life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}