{"product_id":"irish-elk-and-other-extinctions-paperback","title":"Irish Elk and Other Extinctions - 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\u003eChristine MacFarlane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrish Elk and Other Extinctions\u003c\/em\u003e concerns itself with the precarious and ever-changing nature of life on this planet. In poems which consider everything from melting glaciers to recycling, and the Age of Enlightenment to possible life on the moon, we are taken on a journey of what is and what might be possible. In a cast including snails and salamanders, nuns and lobster fishermen, we see how existence is unpredictable, but amongst the comings and goings, new things will always rise up, and sometimes all is not lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIrish Elk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emegaloceros giganteus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat did he think, the hunter who first saw you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas he stunned at your towering headgear? Antlers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewider than his cave. Did he fear your great height, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso much taller than himself? Perhaps he gave chase\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut unable to outpace you, returned to his cave, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edrew on the walls in ochre and charcoal, recorded\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyour red-gold hide, black collar and chinstrap, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edark hump on your withers - those vast antlers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you starve trying to scavenge enough to regrow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe massive headpiece each year? A maladaptation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreeding females were thought to favour bucks with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewidest horns. I picture a chase through dense woods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehear the crash and clatter, see branches fly before\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eyour great head is locked tight among the trees;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehear bellows of pain, laboured breath as you strain, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estruggle and die from exhaustion in pursuit of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI can only imagine your enormous elegance, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethink of herds that ranged through thinly-wooded\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egrassland from Ireland to the shores of Lake Baikal, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estopping to graze the sedge, grass or browse on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eleaves of spruce and willow. Winter, and your warm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebreath melted the snow as you dug in search of food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour giant lips tore softly at spring herbs and flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow only your bones are left to wonder at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.07 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353362743545,"sku":"9781916830455","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/T3SGIdig1A9781916830455.webp?v=1769824608","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/irish-elk-and-other-extinctions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}