{"product_id":"sampler-sean-ashton-9781912436392","title":"Sampler","description":"Sampler presents a selection of entries from \nan encyclopaedia written entirely by poets. The material, assembled by Sean \nAshton into categories such as Fruit \u0026amp; Vegetables, Birdsong and Musical \nInstruments, offers insights into a range of themes: the precise timbre of a \nlapwing’s call, the heroic modesty of the double bass, the correct way to eat a \npeach. There are also answers to pertinent questions. \nWhat is it that makes hairdressers so special? Why is neon the noblest of \ngases? Could rugby be improved with the addition of a harpsichord?\nIn his capacity as chief editor, Ashton deploys poetry as an applied art, abandoning the lyric voice for a collective register. Somewhere between the private fancy of the individual and the strictures of the social is a forest of stranger truths. Few are stranger or more truthful than Sampler.","brand":"Valley Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51471656190240,"sku":"9781912436392","price":10.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781912436392.jpg?v=1781018419","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/sampler-sean-ashton-9781912436392","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}