{"product_id":"beast-9781780377377","title":"Beast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetry Book Society Recommendation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMythic and familial beasts roam the swamps and moors of Pascale Petit's \u003cem\u003eBeast\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection that ranges from the Camargue of Provence, the limestone Causses and gorges of the Languedoc, Indian tiger forests, the Amazon rainforest, to her home by Bodmin Moor in Cornwall. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of these remote places are vestiges of earth's pristine habitats, while other wildernesses are encaged in cellars of Paris, along with the world's last species. Their essence is evoked in lithe and luxurious lines sometimes compressed as a trapped animal. An estranged father reappears as a hunter, while Maman is an orb spider or a grand piano; both are predators. And there are earthly beasts - wild horses and bulls, lammergeiers, bee-eaters and catfish, remnants of a vanishing natural world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeast\u003c\/em\u003e asks if survival is possible in an abusive family and on an abused home planet, with trials such as climate change, childhood trauma and war. These poems face difficult challenges and insist that making art is an act of love and hope, and there are joyful lyrics celebrating the ineffable beauty of endangered species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodaxe Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780377377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112","brand":"Pascale Petit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331942277301,"sku":"9781780377377","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_429d5c13-af58-4149-9bfb-275e3072a86f.jpg?v=1745938717","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beast-9781780377377","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}