{"product_id":"light-and-dark","title":"Light and Dark","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Barr\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Manchester, England and educated at Manchester Grammar School. After a haphazard career as bus-conductor, journalist (best job: wire editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Wichita Beacon\u003c\/em\u003e), garden laborer, and ice-cream salesman, gained a Diploma in Architecture with distinction from Portsmouth Polytechnic and taught in the Department of Architecture and Landscape at Manchester Polytechnic (now MMU).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn taking early retirement he and his wife Rosemarie, a ceramic artist, moved to a smallholding in West Wales where they struggled with limited success to breed sheep and poultry and grow fruit and vegetables, then moved to Fishguard. The Pembrokeshire landscape has inspired much of his poetry. He is proud to be a father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and hopes to live long enough for the accolade ‘great-great’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis previous poetry collections are \u003cem\u003eLetting in the Carnival from Peterloo\u003c\/em\u003e (1984) and \u003cem\u003eHenry’s Bridge from Starborn\u003c\/em\u003e (2006). His short fiction collection \u003cem\u003eMy Life With Eva \u003c\/em\u003eis published by Parthian (2017); his collection of stories for children, \u003cem\u003eTake a Look at Me-e-e!, \u003c\/em\u003eby Pont Books (2014). He won third prize in the UK’s National Poetry Competition, first prize in the Doolin Writers Short Story Competition in Ireland, and the Susan Hansell Drama Award for his short play \u003cem\u003eArmor.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 86 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (July 27, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43220583612478,"sku":"zik1787287158327","price":13.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/light-and-dark_1.jpg?v=1787287164","url":"https:\/\/urbanglamboutique.shop\/products\/light-and-dark","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}