{"product_id":"a-current-through-the-flesh-9781553807360","title":"A Current Through the Flesh","description":"A poetry collection that weaves family history into an abrasive cloth, tailored into the full regalia, pre-moth-eaten and torn, of everyday life. With dry and unflinching humour, Richard-Yves traces traumas back four generations and across families to reveal the flimsiness of male self-images, the perils of silence and the latent power of women oppressed by toxic beliefs. His poetry surprises and unsettles with haunting images like empty hands that always seem to hold a hammer and sharp knives that are invisible in soapy water. As a spoken-word artist, Richard-Yves' infuses his words with pulse and rhythm creating evocative snapshots: a father as a derelict house, love like the last trip to the vet. But he tackles the dark side of domestic life with compassion, honesty and a tinge of bewilderment: \" Sometimes love \/ is a thing you catch with bare hands, carefully, \/ so as not to crush it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard-Yves Sitoski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronsdale Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.99w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781553807360","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348296511625,"sku":"9781553807360","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d8e5d1c1-bca1-4244-b104-e0fce2a30395.jpg?v=1789456275","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-current-through-the-flesh-9781553807360","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}