{"product_id":"a-current-through-the-flesh-9781553807360","title":"A Current Through the Flesh","description":"A poetry collection that weaves family history into an abrasive cloth, tailored into the full regalia, pre-moth-eaten and torn, of everyday life. With dry and unflinching humour, Richard-Yves traces traumas back four generations and across families to reveal the flimsiness of male self-images, the perils of silence and the latent power of women oppressed by toxic beliefs. His poetry surprises and unsettles with haunting images like empty hands that always seem to hold a hammer and sharp knives that are invisible in soapy water. As a spoken-word artist, Richard-Yves' infuses his words with pulse and rhythm creating evocative snapshots: a father as a derelict house, love like the last trip to the vet. But he tackles the dark side of domestic life with compassion, honesty and a tinge of bewilderment: \" Sometimes love \/ is a thing you catch with bare hands, carefully, \/ so as not to crush it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronsdale Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781553807360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.99w x 0.40d","brand":"Richard-Yves Sitoski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53024492617909,"sku":"9781553807360","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781553807360.jpg?v=1787667685","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-current-through-the-flesh-9781553807360","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}