{"id":8410,"date":"2023-02-27T21:59:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T21:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/?p=8410"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:16:36","slug":"tim-allen-very-rare-poems-upon-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/8410\/tim-allen-very-rare-poems-upon-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Allen: Very Rare Poems Upon the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tim-Allen-Cover.jpg\" class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8413 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tim-Allen-Cover-298x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tim-Allen-Cover-298x440.jpg 298w, https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tim-Allen-Cover-69x102.jpg 69w, https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tim-Allen-Cover-189x278.jpg 189w, https:\/\/glasfrynproject.org.uk\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tim-Allen-Cover.jpg 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Tim Allen\u2019s Very Rare Poems Upon The Earth is a glorious ticker-tape parade through the city of language on an evening when the wind has blown Ren\u00e9 Magritte\u2019s umbrella inside out and the furniture is refusing to cooperate. Images flit and flicker like a conjurer\u2019s card deck shortly before your wristwatch gets smashed and a rabbit appears to explain it to you carefully. Tim Allen has long been a wizard, even if he doesn\u2019t always wear the hat. Very Rare Poems Upon The Earth is a book of 128 spells to protect you against the very worst type of Tuesday and remind you that inside every pigeon is a parakeet who hasn\u2019t read the job description. (Tom Jenks)<\/p>\n<p>Published February 2023. 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