{"product_id":"crimson-crop-by-peter-rose","title":"'Crimson Crop' by Peter Rose","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAt the centre of \u003cem\u003eCrimson Crop\u003c\/em\u003e is a sequence of elegies.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral return to Rose’s father, Bob Rose, and continue the familial reckoning begun in his memoir \u003cem\u003eRose Boys\u003c\/em\u003e. But the collection is not solemn in any obedient sense. Grief sits beside travel, sex, literary gossip, music and art, making for controlled but restless poems.\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey can move from intimacy into satire without warning, or let a remembered room, journey or argument become the architecture for a much older loss. The collection also includes new instalments in his “Catullan” sequence: adaptations of Catullus used to expose rivalry, vanity and cruelty within contemporary literary life. The result is a book in which cultivation never quite suppresses appetite, spite or mourning. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was Rose’s fifth poetry collection and won the Queensland Literary Award, while also being shortlisted for the Western Australian Premier’s Book Award and the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. It is a strong entry point into his work: urbane, caustic, learned and far more vulnerable than its composure initially suggests. \u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUWA Publishing, 2012 first edition paperback. Light shelf wear; clean and sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45901901955155,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-03T192022.915.png?v=1785748916","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/crimson-crop-by-peter-rose","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}