{"title":"David Grubb","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Grubb writes poetry, short stories and novels. Recent poetry collections have been published by Stride, Salt, Shearsman and Like This Press. His short story collection was published by Root Creations. He teaches Creative Writing to adult groups and runs a mentoring scheme for individuals writing novels and short fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-north-45","title":"The North 45","description":"Includes poetry from the likes of Simon Armitage, Elma Mitchell, George Szirtes, Lucille Clifton and Allison McVety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Killick reviewing Patrick McGuinness, Sinead Morrissey and Paula Meehan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarole Bromley reviewing Pam Thompson, Sarah Corbett and Simon Armitage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarry Chambers and Cliff Yates in 'Poets I Go Back To'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiver Wolton and Christy Ducker in 'Blind Criticism'.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Smith\/Doorstop (The Poetry Business)","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1040766160,"sku":"22067-0269-9885","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/2_2_7ab1324d-1204-41d9-bf41-dec90d42e108.jpeg?v=1752237113"},{"product_id":"ways-of-looking","title":"Ways of Looking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWays of Looking\u003c\/em\u003e was a winner in the 2012 Book \u0026amp; Pamphlet Competition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Wallace Stevens’s poem ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird’ has offered a writing template to many subsequent poets, and David Grubb’s spin on the original is as inventive as any. Imagism and ‘the moment’ lie at the heart of these fragmentary sequences, though narrative always feels possible, even insistent. A reminder that poetry might be extracted from everywhere and anything. And that every poem, no matter how brief, is ‘a small story.’\" \u003cbr\u003eSimon Armitage \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"David Grubb’s poems sing out so lustily and irrepressibly… steady, bright, humane.\" \u003cbr\u003eSelima Hill\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ''David Grubb’s voice gives a distinctive slant to his subjects. It is a poetry that subverts expectations, unsettles and moves you.\"\u003cbr\u003eMike Barlow\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"His poems, often growing out of his work in conflict zones or areas of extreme poverty, are suffused with political accountability. Combine this with a less than conventional syntax and a talent for rendering physical qualities with authenticity and you have something special.\" \u003cbr\u003eTim Liardet\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Grubb\u003c\/strong\u003e writes poetry, short stories and novels. Recent poetry collections have been published by Stride, Salt, Shearsman and Like This Press. His short story collection was published by Root Creations. He teaches Creative Writing to adult groups and runs a mentoring scheme for individuals writing novels and short fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smith\/Doorstop (The Poetry Business)","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":1041277652,"sku":"9781906613921","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7369\/products\/smith_doorstop_-_ways_of_looking.jpeg?v=1752236493"}],"url":"https:\/\/inpressbooks.co.uk\/collections\/david-grubb\/philip-hancock.oembed","provider":"Inpress Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}