{"product_id":"first-leaves","title":"First Leaves","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"NoParagraphStyle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua; letter-spacing: 4.8pt;\"\u003eFirst Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 120%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua; letter-spacing: 2.8pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"NoParagraphStyle\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eFirst Leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e is a collection of poems by members of Kenilworth Poetry Stanza. The anthology includes a wide range of styles and poetic voices from across Coventry and  Warwickshire. Kenilworth Poetry Stanza \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas established in 2025 and is part of the nationwide network of Poetry Stanza groups linked to the Poetry Society. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAs well as experienced poets whose work has been published or performed widely, the group includes people coming to poetry for the first time or coming back to poetry after a long break. Members include two Coventry Poets Laureate and the authors of full-collections from Nine Arches Press and Templar Poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eThe poems in \u003ci\u003eFirst Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e have been chosen to highlight diverse subjects, themes and insights. While many of the poems have their roots in the life and landscape of the Midlands, others draw inspiration from events and concerns that might, at first sight, appear more remote.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eContributors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eAnn Atkins, Wendy Barzetovic, Maxine Burns, Sharan Cheema, Oliver Comins, Olga Dermott-Bond, Robert Gainer, Catherine Glavina, Michala Gyetvai, Jane Killingbeck, Emilie Lauren Jones, Andrea Mbarushimana, Penny McCulloch, Matthew Rhodes \u0026amp; Amy Rugg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; letter-spacing: -.1pt;\"\u003eCover artwork by Michala Gyetvai\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua; letter-spacing: -.05pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e                     \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 120%; mso-hyphenate: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; vertical-align: middle;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Perpetua',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Perpetua; color: black; letter-spacing: 1.95pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Templar Poetry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55569113022840,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/4982\/files\/KENILWORTH_STANZA_Front_COVER.jpg?v=1779803539","url":"https:\/\/templarpoetry.com\/products\/first-leaves","provider":"templarpoetry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}