{"product_id":"ten-poems-about-cats-copy","title":"Ten Poems about Dogs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstead of a Card \u003c\/strong\u003eby Candlestick Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cform id=\"paypal-buy\" action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dogs that sniff and scamper their way through the pages of this mini-anthology are of all shapes and sizes. There are hairy dogs, wonky dogs, corgis and pugs. There’s a puppy that loves to swim in the sea and a dog that barks all day until its owners come home again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe can’t help loving dogs, even when their mischief exasperates us. In one poem, we hear a dog describing its unsociable antics in a voice that’s humorously confident of its owner’s unconditional love:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I know you love me. Oh yes you do!\u003cbr\u003eJust look at my big brown eyes gazing at you.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem class=\"is-italic\"\u003efrom ‘Corgi’ by Carole Bromley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems celebrate the mild mayhem that owning a dog brings, as well as the many moments of fun, companionship and joy. They demonstrate that dogs are indeed “a miniature illumination” in our human lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected by Di Slaney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by Herbert Asquith, Carole Bromley, Jeanette Burton, Jane Burn, Billy Collins, Jehanne Dubrow, Vince Foxall, Caleb Parkin, Siegfried Sassoon and Stevie Smith.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover illustration by Sam Canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDonation to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dogstrust.org.uk\/\"\u003eDogs Trust.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/form\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePamphlets are supplied with an envelope for posting and a bookmark for a special message. Whether you’re choosing for a friend or for yourself, we think you’ll find you’re spoilt for choice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56735210963330,"sku":null,"price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/4576\/3117\/files\/ten-poems-about-dogs-poetry-pamphlet-front-cover.jpg?v=1782483111","url":"https:\/\/www.kempsgeneralstore.co.uk\/products\/ten-poems-about-cats-copy","provider":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}