{"product_id":"ostriches-ten-poems-about-my-dad-poetry-book-by-jeanette-burton-paperback","title":"Ostriches Ten Poems About My Dad - Poetry Book - by Jeanette Burton - Paperback","description":"In this uplifting sequence, poet Jeanette Burton takes us on a lively journey to meet her dad: a man whose passions range from DIY to Only Fools and Horses. There are memories of fractious father\/daughter driving lessons contrasting with moments of discovery, such as unearthing one of the entertainingly deadpan love letters he wrote in the 1960s while courting his wife-to-be.\u003cbr\u003eThe title poem evokes a more recent car journey in which the poet’s dad is a reluctant passenger who cannot resist tinkering with something on the dashboard. But there’s a moment of shared joy as he’s persuaded to look up and out of the window:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“look, there’s ostriches in the field over there.\u003cbr\u003eHe finally looks, really looks, sees this swagger of flightless birds taking in the world around them, the fence, the road, the cars, the people inside…”\u003cbr\u003efrom ‘Ostriches’ by Jeanette Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust like ostriches, we don’t always pay attention to the things that are close to us. These delightfully tender poems remind us that all dads have idiosyncrasies that we should notice and treasure – things that make them unique and infinitely dear.\u003cbr\u003ePoems by Jeanette Burton.\u003cbr\u003ePUBLISHER:\u003cbr\u003eCandlestick Press\u003cbr\u003eAUTHOR:\u003cbr\u003eJeanette Burton\u003cbr\u003eBIND:\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003ePAGES:\u003cbr\u003e200\u003cbr\u003eDIMENSIONS:\u003cbr\u003e137 x 210 mm","brand":"NATIONWIDE BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41798011191429,"sku":"PR426981","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/volts9781913627409_0_TSM5NVB9OJFV.jpg?v=1786163473","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/ostriches-ten-poems-about-my-dad-poetry-book-by-jeanette-burton-paperback","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}