{"product_id":"black-country","title":"Black Country","description":"WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*PBS Recommendation 2014*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘When I became a bird, Lord, nothing could not stop me…’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Black Country, Liz Berry takes flight: to Wrens Nest, Gosty Hill, Tipton-on-Cut; to the places of home. The poems move from the magic of childhood – bostin fittle at Nanny’s, summers before school – into deeper, darker territory: sensual love, enchanted weddings, and the promise of new life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Berry’s hands, the ordinary is transformed: her characters shift shapes, her eye is unusual, her ear attuned to the sounds of the Black Country, with ‘vowels ferrous as nails, consonants \/ you could lick the coal from.’ Ablaze with energy and full of the rich dialect of the West Midlands, this is an incandescent debut from a poet of dazzling talent and verve.","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57099438096719,"sku":"9780701188573","price":21.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9780701188573_1-black-country.jpg?v=1771913045","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/black-country","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}