{"product_id":"billy-nibs-buckshot-the-complete-works-paperback","title":"Billy 'Nibs' Buckshot: The Complete Works - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Gallas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA pyrotechnic display of poetic sparkles lights up the contradictory meanings of life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBilly 'Nibs' Buckshot: The Complete Works\u003c\/i\u003e, New Zealand poet John Gallas explores and expands upon the contradictory Meanings of Life. This collection has no Great Purpose, apart from exploring and expanding upon the contradictory Meanings of Life. In a pyrotechnic display of thirty-one-syllable sparkles, set off by accident and protracted by design, it lights up any corner of things done, thought, felt, seen, suffered and enjoyed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrazy and merry variety make this collection amenable to all, especially when all have not quite made up their minds about what on earth is going on. Warning: there are love poems lurking here. It is contagious: readers begin tankaing as soon as they close the . A walk in the country will never be the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Gallas was born in New Zealand in 1950. He came to England in the 1970s to study Old Icelandic at Oxford and has since lived and worked throughout the UK as a bottlewasher, archaeologist, and teacher. His books are published by Cold Hub Press (NZ) and Agraphia (Sweden). The Extasie (2021) was his twelfth Carcanet collection. He also co-translated Rhapsodies 1831 by Petrus Borel, also published by Carcanet. Bill Manhire described him as 'the greatest New Zealand poet no one has ever heard of.' He currently lives in Leicestershire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.43 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52615935361306,"sku":"9781800174436","price":22.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/3crJbxaliQ9781800174436.webp?v=1785448959","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/billy-nibs-buckshot-the-complete-works-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}