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Transcending the lyric and moving towards a more epic, multifaceted form, this is a portrait equal to the many experiences of the author's long life.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49508855611665,"sku":"GOR004058700","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1854114913.jpg?v=1750866720"},{"product_id":"fluent-moment-book-ruth-bidgood-9781854111708","title":"The Fluent Moment","description":"The Fluent Moment is Ruth Bidgood's seventh collection and the first since 1992's well-received Selected Poems.   Her intense response to the landscape of Powys combines with a constant curiosity about the inhabitants of the place, their histories and personalities. Yet far from being merely 'local' these poems transcend circumstance to embody universal spiritual values.   There are many fine shorter lyrics such as 'Starlings', 'Dancers' and 'Bluetit Feeding'. There are fascinating portraits where living or historical figures come to life, such as the formidable grandmother in 'Sian Fach' and poems that detail adventures and journeys like 'Up to the Twdin'. The longer works of several sections here, 'Six Houses', 'Land' and 'Into the Dark' allow the author a larger canvas for her reflections and reveal a new breadth and ambition for this widely admired poet.  Ruth Bidgood was born in Blaendulais, near Neath, educated at Oxford, and worked as a coder in Alexandria, Egypt in World War Two. She has lived in mid-Wales since the mid-sixties. 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It includes her celebratory Hymn to Sant Ffraid, or St Brigid as she is more widely known, which was originally commissioned for broadcast by BBC Radio Wales. Published here in its entirety for the first time, it brings into view a whole new dimension of her work. Weaving together the complex strands of myth and legend that surround this sixth century saint, it is an insightful and articulate statement of Celtic faith and belief.    Five poetic sequences follow, chains of short poems focusing on themes that are central to Ruth Bidgood's writing - landscape, the myriad small events of everyday experience, the renewing power of memory in both private and public life.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49569385906449,"sku":"GOR008132861","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51682264252689,"sku":"GOR014353449","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53020367520017,"sku":"GOR004058473","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1853117528.jpg?v=1750725790"},{"product_id":"ruth-bidgood-book-ruth-bidgood-9781854113771","title":"Ruth Bidgood","description":"Showcasing poems from her five earlier collections as well as an assortment of new poetry, this landmark collection celebrates one of Wales's most important and consistent poets, Ruth Bidgood. 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