{"product_id":"small-theatres-paperback","title":"Small Theatres - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Truscott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world's \/ face like a \/ picture plane. \/ Its space \/ offered to the \/ eye as a \/ colour might be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these poems, everyday occurrences - an imprint in grass, crumbs in a wrapper, the sound of a thermostat engaging - are opportunities for thinking through close attention. \u003ci\u003eSmall Theatres \u003c\/i\u003eis the latest instalment in Mark Truscott's exploration of our perceptions and feelings of separation from the world around us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTruscott has mobilized the materiality of language, pushing it into territories of its own failure. These poems find a haunting, opaque song, as they shift theme and method toward time-based disciplines such as music and drama. \u003ci\u003eSmall Theatres\u003c\/i\u003e looks for meaning in an increasingly meaningless world where simultaneous scarcity and excessive availability are products of mechanisms seemingly beyond our grasp. Marshalling minimalist and objectivist techniques and a relentless attention to the fissures running through each thought and every moment of our lives, these poems give shape to a reality constantly on the verge of collapse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposed at home in the quiet of early morning, \u003ci\u003eSmall Theatres \u003c\/i\u003eevokes practices of solitude, domesticity, and sober attentiveness to the seemingly insignificant.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Truscott is the author of three other books of poetry. His most recent collection, \u003ci\u003eBranches\u003c\/i\u003e, won the inaugural Nelson Ball Prize for \"poetry of observation.\" He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.2 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50531815882949,"sku":"9780228027928","price":35.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/TmPXNSDI1i9780228027928.webp?v=1790239901","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/small-theatres-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}