{"product_id":"poems-by-adam-lindsay-gordon","title":"Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHear the hoofbeats, then the silence: these poems race through horse and bush life into regret and loss.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Lindsay Gordon writes verse that gallops. His ballads bring you stockmen, racehorses, hunts and steeplechases, with strong beats that invite you to read aloud. His work as a mounted policeman, horse breaker and rider in South Australia feeds the poems. The language is plain, but the rhythm gives these stories their drive and pull.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Sick Stockrider, a dying man rests in the shade and talks to a friend. Elsewhere, shipwreck, regret and self-reproach darken the mood, especially in Sea Spray and Smoke Drift. This poetry moves between the rush of riding and quieter moments of looking back, giving you more than speed: it makes room for sorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStories with a pulse\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow ballads of stockmen and racehorses, carried by strong beats and long, swinging lines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA stockrider looks back\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet the dying speaker of The Sick Stockrider as he talks with a friend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHorses on the page\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter poems shaped by Gordon’s working life in the saddle, from hunts to steeplechases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe darker sea\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore shipwreck and loss in verse that turns away from the exhilaration of riding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWords for the ear\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read aloud and feel the regular beats carry each long line like a canter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love fast-moving story poems, verse that sounds good aloud, early Australian writing, or horse and bush life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and let Gordon’s galloping rhythms draw you into the stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534619640156,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/02530_en_ebook-front_c15.jpg?v=1792174966","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/poems-by-adam-lindsay-gordon","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}