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Like a string of soft lights winding up a swan's neck, these poems are composed of gentle details that welcome readers into a charmingly off-kilter world-once inside, their curiosity will be rewarded by a warm and unusual sensibility that only Tom Snarsky can bring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51056075669777,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51056078455057,"sku":"NIN9781942723097","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52479250235665,"sku":"NLS9781942723097","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1942723091.jpg?v=1751125339"},{"product_id":"mountebank-book-tom-snarsky-9781917617680","title":"Mountebank","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53381041946897,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53381042077969,"sku":"NIN9781917617680","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781917617680.jpg?v=1775511469"},{"product_id":"letter-from-the-mountain-other-poems-book-tom-snarsky-9798986952499","title":"A Letter From The Mountain \u0026 Other Poems","description":"In Tom Snarsky's third full-length collection,A Letter From The Mountain \u0026amp; Other Poems,readers will discover a world that is not constrained by boundaries of time, place, or expectation. 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