{"product_id":"9781913211844","title":"Climacteric by Jo Bratten","description":"Climactericnoun1.   a critical period or event.   \"the first major climacteric in twenty-first-century poetry\"2.   MEDICINEthe period of life when fertility is in decline; (in women) menopause.   \"most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric\"\"our hair is coming out in clumps; we are sweeping it from corners, from beneath the bed, gathering it into our sleepless nest\"How can we love ourselves at the climacteric of our lives; of the planet? Jo Bratten's debut poetry chapbook bubbles with anger and guilt at the failures of both spirit and body and a coming to terms with loss, for the natural passing of loved ones, and the unnatural passing of our planet's ecosystems. These poems offer solace: you are not alone - \"In the fractured dark we're all doomscrolling\/before dawn, lit up like Caravaggios.\" They offer the simplest kind of love: the joy that can be found within nature.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56309303935349,"sku":"9781913211844","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913211844.jpg?v=1762811240","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781913211844","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}