{"product_id":"swimming-in-words-new-and-selected-poems","title":"Swimming In Words: New and Selected Poems","description":"WINNER, EYELANDS BOOK AWARDS PRIZE, 2025\nFINALIST, WISHING SHELF BOOK AWARDS, 2025\nLuke Icarus Simon's graceful and groundbreaking work was first published in the 1980s and he has since become one of the quiet achievers of Australian literature. This collection explores the human condition, how we relate to family and partners and the shaping of our identity through the shifting currents of love, friendship and illness. Simon's aim is to make sense of why we're all here, masterfully navigating and negotiating the realities of our existential aloneness.\nLuke Icarus Simon's experience as an actor and playwright informs each poem, propelling the reader into a sensual, visceral and passionate world. With settings as diverse as the Great Ocean Road, Santiago, Athens and the Greek Islands, Simon draws readers into the intimacies of his life.\nSWIMMING IN WORDS\nSWIMMING IN WORDS brings together seventy of Simon's poems, some previously published, many revised for this collection\nas well as completely new works such as the 4,000+-word eponymous prose poem.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0994518269\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0994518269.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Simon, Luke Icarus\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331916529725,"sku":"BVV.0994518269.G","price":14.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0994518269-0.jpg?v=1783567032","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/swimming-in-words-new-and-selected-poems","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}