{"product_id":"the-bee-travels-in-dark-times","title":"The Bee Travels in Dark Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book will be released in October 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-orders are charged at time of order and the book will be posted to you as soon as it becomes available.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK postage is 99 pence per order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChoose a honeyed place to make a harbour...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her second poetry collection, Jeni Williams searches for sweetness in bitter times. In an uncertain and fractured world, cities shudder to smoking ruin; the lost and confused call out across hospital corridors; and too-small shoes come apart in the rain. But, through the cracks, there are glimpses of flowers and small joys – bluebells and celandines, jasmine and honeysuckle, pomegranate syrup and cinnamon cake – a huge expanse of sky. As light emerges from darkness the characters of these poems sing out, readying themselves to begin again. Still here, and very much alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eOn Being the Famous Ones\u003c\/em\u003e (Parthian, 2009):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e‘colourful, quirky, intensely imagined but above all deeply compassionate...’ – \u003cstrong\u003eAlice Entwistle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e‘There is much to enjoy and return to here, much to contemplate and reflect on, much that haunts and lingers’ –\u003cstrong\u003e Suzy Ceulan Hughes\u003c\/strong\u003e, gwales.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/Jeni_Williams_240x240.png?v=1785150937\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJeni Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and community activist who has published articles and reviews in cultural and critical journals, focusing on literature, drama and art. Her poetry has been published in a wide range of magazines, including\u003cem\u003e Agenda\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Welsh Review\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Orbis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePlanet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry Wales\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLondon Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. She runs poetry sessions with refugee women and has edited two collections of their work. Her debut collection, \u003cem\u003eBeing the Famous Ones\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Parthian in 2009. \u003cem\u003eThe Bee Travels in Dark Times\u003c\/em\u003e is her second collection.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jeni Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55618397602168,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/7086\/files\/9781913830786.jpg?v=1785151135","url":"https:\/\/www.parthianbooks.com\/products\/the-bee-travels-in-dark-times","provider":"Parthian Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}