{"id":74,"date":"2010-10-10T18:02:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-10T07:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/"},"modified":"2016-11-06T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T05:15:31","slug":"books-poetry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/books-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Books \/ poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/books-poetry\/shoctopus-cover-image-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1519,2338\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shoctopus cover image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image-194x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image-665x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignright wp-image-137 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"Shoctopus cover image\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Shoctopus-cover-image.jpg 1519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the cover image of my brand new book for 6-12 yr olds: <strong>Shoctopus<\/strong> \u2013 poems to grip you!<\/p>\n<p>Shape-poems, verb-poems, chants, rhymes, songs and rap, they\u2019re all just jumping off the page in this collection of illustrated poems. They\u2019re not just funny, they\u2019ll make you see the world differently. Featuring Alien Dads, Jellyfish, Acrobat Rats, Wheelie-bin raps and the incredible Supertap. Plus Clinton De Vere\u2019s illustrations make it an even more fun experience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b6CVptZDE3w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZV4Qpoa1rQk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1fI-w4CQmmI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What the reviews say:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>from <em>Reading Time <\/em>where the book is <strong>Highly Recommended<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A wonderful, eclectic collection of verse, this small book offers a great introduction to the possibilities of language and the notion that poetry indeed can be fun.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mem Capp<\/p>\n<p>from <em>Kids Book Review:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The book is quirky and fun and Laing isn&#8217;t afraid to play with language. This book is great for kids who are fans of poetry but is also a sweet little nudge in the direction of poetry for those who are not. That&#8217;s why I think books like <strong>Shoctopus <\/strong>are important. The emancipation from the obvious can be a powerful tool for linguaphiles and linguaphobes alike.&#8217; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Susan Whelan<\/p>\n<div class=\"woocommerce \"><ul class=\"products columns-4\">\n<li class=\"product type-product post-188 status-publish first instock product_cat-uncategorized has-post-thumbnail shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What the Wind Does<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>gets up<br \/>\nhuffs and cuffs<br \/>\nwhistles hustles<br \/>\nmoans groans<br \/>\nlicks flicks sticks<br \/>\ngrows blows throws<br \/>\nrattles battles buffets bustles<br \/>\nmashes crashes bashes smashes<br \/>\nblistering blustering mustering<br \/>\nwhips strips whirls curls<br \/>\nblasts rasps raves shaves<br \/>\nroars howls screams slams<br \/>\nblinds grinds<br \/>\neddies steadies<br \/>\nwaits hesitates<br \/>\nbuilds drills thrills spills<br \/>\nwhistles bristles muscles bustles<br \/>\nflings flattens smacks whacks<br \/>\nwheezes eases teases<br \/>\nflaps drops<br \/>\nlimps slumps<br \/>\ntries<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>dies<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some pics from the recent launch of Shoctopus at Harry Hartog bookshop in Canberra (Sat August 8th):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/books-poetry\/harry-canberra-launch-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1936,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439030241&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0416666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harry canberra launch 6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6-224x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6-765x1024.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177\" src=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Harry canberra launch 6\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6-765x1024.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-canberra-launch-6.jpeg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/books-poetry\/harry-canberra-launch-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1936,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439031448&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0416666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harry Canberra launch 9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9-224x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9-765x1024.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178\" src=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Harry Canberra launch 9\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9-765x1024.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-9.jpeg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/books-poetry\/harry-canberra-launch-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1936,2592\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439030056&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0416666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Harry Canberra launch 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1-224x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1-765x1024.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176\" src=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Harry Canberra launch 1\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1-765x1024.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Harry-Canberra-launch-1.jpeg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some quotes from young poetry fans:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Could we rewind and relive the last 30 minutes?&#8217; <em>Harrison, after the Braidwood launch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Harry&#8217;s performance was funny, that&#8217;s for sure! He recited some poems from his book <strong>Shoctopus<\/strong>. He put humour and energy into his act.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0 <em>Nelson, Braidwood Central School.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He really inspires you to write poems. I&#8217;ve written five of my own&#8217; <em>Wyatt, Braidwood Central School.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/backbone-cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"121\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/books-poetry\/backbone-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/backbone-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"383,607\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Backbone Cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/backbone-cover-189x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/backbone-cover.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-121\" src=\"http:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/backbone-cover-189x300.jpg\" alt=\"Backbone Book Cover\" width=\"189\" height=\"300\" align=\"right\" srcset=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/backbone-cover-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/backbone-cover.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 189px) 100vw, 189px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"clear: none;\">Backbone<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"clear: none;\">By Harry Laing<\/h3>\n<p>Backbone can be ordered direct from Bunda Press:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>email: harrylaing@bigpond.com<\/li>\n<li>ph: 02 48461075<\/li>\n<li>price: $25.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harry Laing&#8217;s poems in<strong> Backbone<\/strong>, his second poetry collection have a startling clarity and confidence. There&#8217;s also a compelling sense of drama. Whether evoking a bowerbird&#8217;s antics or the mock-heroics of a visit to the chiropractor these poems inhabit the reader.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s the cover image of my brand new book for 6-12 yr olds: Shoctopus \u2013 poems to grip you! Shape-poems, verb-poems, chants, rhymes, songs and rap, they\u2019re all just jumping off the page in this collection of illustrated poems. They\u2019re &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/books-poetry\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-74","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6s2nF-1c","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harrylaing.com.au\/workshops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}