{"product_id":"a-hobby-of-mine-9781917617000","title":"A Hobby of Mine","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eA Hobby of Mine\u003c\/em\u003e, Rishi Dastidar's unrelenting catalogue of cultural observations becomes an absurd and profound portrait of modern life. With a playful spirit and incisive wit, Dastidar examines identity, memory, and the contradictions of everyday existence. He invites us to consider the idiosyncrasies that shape how we navigate a fragmented world, and the hidden dimensions of our routines: repetition becomes revelation - if we pay enough attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDastidar, Rishi:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Rishi Dastidar is a fellow of The Complete Works, and a consulting editor at The Rialto. His third collection, Neptune's Projects (Nine Arches Press) was longlisted for the 2023 Laurel Prize. He is editor of The Craft: A Guide to Making Poetry Happen in the 21st Century (Nine Arches Press), and co-editor of Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different: Poems from Malika's Poetry Kitchen (Corsair). He reviews poetry for The Guardian (UK) and is chair of international writing magazine Wasafiri.","brand":"Broken Sleep Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51648825098514,"sku":"9781917617000","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19316213-98ea-4c69-bfef-02e681780c60.jpg?v=1759834953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-hobby-of-mine-9781917617000","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}