{"title":"Brandon C Yen","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrandon C Yen’s work explores the intricate relationship between humans and the natural world, delving into themes of ecology, culture, and the arts. His writings invite readers to consider how nature shapes creativity and identity, offering thoughtful reflections that resonate beyond the page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a blend of lyrical insight and cultural observation, with titles such as \u003cem\u003eVersed in Living Nature\u003c\/em\u003e showcasing Yen’s distinctive voice within the \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e domain. His books are a contemplative journey through the intersections of environment and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"versed-in-living-nature-by-peter-dale-9781789146448","title":"Versed in Living Nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVerdant with illustrations, a meditation upon the rootedness of trees in Wordsworth's writing and beyond.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to address William Wordsworth's profound identification of the spirit of nature in trees. It looks at what trees meant to him, and how he represented them in his poetry and prose: the symbolic charm of blasted trees, a hawthorn at the heart of Irish folk belief, great oaks that embodied naval strength, yews that tell us about both longevity and the brevity of human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinking poetry and literary history with ecology, \u003cem\u003eVersed in Living Nature\u003c\/em\u003e explores intricate patterns of personal and local connections that enabled trees - as living things, cultural topics, horticultural objects and even commodities - to be imagined, theorised, discussed and exchanged. In this book, the literary past becomes the urgent present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384197497068,"sku":"9781789146448","price":76.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27993523482824.jpg?v=1773402329"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/brandon-c-yen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}