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 \nwith a Questionnaire Answered by O and L-Sean Borodale 7  \nIn Defence of Old Men Dozing in Bookshops-Colette Bryce I2  \nIn a Cardiff Arcade,I952-Gillian Clarke I3  \nContemporary Americans-Billy Collins I4  \nMacNaughton's Bookshop-Peter Davidson I5  \nBeware the Books-Imtiaz Dharker I6  \nWithout Prejudice-Edward Doegar I8  \nAt the Minster Gate Bookshop-Maura Dooley 2I  \nIn the Drowned Bookshop-Carol Ann Duffy 22  \nThe Secondhand Bookshop-Ella Duffy 23  \nGathering-Ian Duhig 24  \nRiver Tigris,River Euphrates-Paul Farley 25  \nThe Bookshop at the End of the World-Vicki Feaver 27  \nFor My Wife,Reading in Bed-John Glenday 29  \nLockyer's-Paul Henry 30  \nThe Argument of his Book-Robert Herrick 3I  \nApotheosis at the Signing Table-Clive James 32  \nG.&A.Bowden-Alan Jenkins 33  \nSilver Moon-Jackie Kay 35  \nGoodbye,Bargain Basement-Neetha Kunaratnam 37  \nThe Wardrobe-Zaffar Kunial 39  \nWe Lay Down a Story-Liz Lefroy 40  \nNote Taking-Liz Lochhead 4I  \nBookshops-Michael Longley 44  \nBlank Page Of First Old Book He Read-Glyn Maxwell 45  \nWhat Happens Nest-Helen Mort 47  \nBooked-Daljit Nagra 48  \nThe Tilt-Mark Pajak 49  \nBookshop-Don Paterson 5I  \nThe Girl Who Ate Books—Jean Sprackland 52The Elements of Reading-James Sutherland-Smith 53The Future of Books-Michael Symmons Roberts 56  \nNotes on the Art of Poetry-Dylan Thomas 57  \nBooks-Katharine Towers 58  \nBookeries-Kit Wright 62  \nBiographical Notes 65  \n## Foreword\n\nIn June 2016,in a fortnight either side of the Referendum,thepoets Gillian Clarke,Imtiaz Dharker,Jackie Kay and I travelledfrom Falmouth to St Andrews,via Wales,on a poetry tour,Shoreto Shore,to celebrate the UK's Independent Bookshops.At eachevent,we invited a poet associated with the area to perform along-side us-and were often upstaged.Our aim was to connect withreaders,writers and,of course,our heroic booksellers,who are sovital to our communities.To support this venture,Picador pub-lished Off the Shelf,an anthology of specia","cbCaisKPtMhxMls5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisKPtMhxMls5","pdf",2876133,84,"English","# Contents\n## Foreword\n## Last Bookshop in Britain - Patience Agbabi\n## Book Learning - Jo Bell\n## Open Book - Rachael Boast\n## Notes on Bookbarn International after a Visit; with a Questionnaire Answered by O and L - Sean Borodale\n## In Defence of Old Men Dozing in Bookshops - Colette Bryce\n## In a Cardiff Arcade, 1952 - Gillian Clarke\n## Contemporary Americans - Billy Collins\n## MacNaughton's Bookshop - Peter Davidson\n## Beware the Books - Imtiaz Dharker\n## Without Prejudice - Edward Doegar\n## At the Minster Gate Bookshop - Maura Dooley\n## In the Drowned Bookshop - Carol Ann Duffy\n## The Secondhand Bookshop - Ella Duffy\n## Gathering - Ian Duhig\n## River Tigris, River Euphrates - Paul Farley\n## The Bookshop at the End of the World - Vicki Feaver\n## For My Wife, Reading in Bed - John Glenday\n## Lockyer's - Paul Henry\n## The Argument of his Book - Robert Herrick\n## Apotheosis at the Signing Table - Clive James\n## G. & A. Bowden - Alan Jenkins\n## Silver Moon - Jackie Kay\n## Goodbye, Bargain Basement - Neetha Kunaratnam\n## The Wardrobe - Zaffar Kunial\n## We Lay Down a Story - Liz Lefroy\n## Note Taking - Liz Lochhead\n## Bookshops - Michael Longley\n## Blank Page Of First Old Book He Read - Glyn Maxwell\n## What Happens Nest - Helen Mort\n## Booked - Daljit Nagra\n## The Tilt - Mark Pajak\n## Bookshop - Don Paterson\n## The Girl Who Ate Books - Jean Sprackland\n## The Elements of Reading - James Sutherland-Smith\n## The Future of Books - Michael Symmons Roberts\n## Notes on the Art of Poetry - Dylan Thomas\n## Books - Katharine Towers\n## Bookeries - Kit Wright\n## Biographical Notes","[{\"question\":\"What is the focus of the anthology Off the Shelf?\",\"answer\":\"Off the Shelf is a collection of poems celebrating bookshops, especially independent bookstores, highlighting their joy and community importance. 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