{"title":"CA Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003eCAConrad is a celebrated author and poet known for their profound exploration of themes such as healing, transformation, and the intersection of art and spirituality. Their work often challenges conventional boundaries, offering readers a unique lens through which to experience the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong their notable works is \u003cem\u003eListen to the Golden Boomerang Return\u003c\/em\u003e, a title that exemplifies their innovative approach to poetry and storytelling. This book, like much of their work, invites readers to engage deeply with the art and culture that shape our understanding of existence and self-awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConrad's writing is often described as experimental and unapologetically bold, capturing the complexities of human emotion and identity through a unique poetic structure. Their books are a treasure trove for those interested in exploring the rich tapestry of contemporary arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a long-time admirer or new to their work, CAConrad's collection offers an enlightening journey through the transformative power of words.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"listen-to-the-golden-boomerang-return-by-ca-conrad-9781802065411","title":"Listen to the Golden Boomerang Return","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new collection from \u003cem\u003eone of America's most legendary living poets\u003c\/em\u003e (Ocean Vuong), written in the drive to fall in love with the world again not as it was, but as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ewhen the hammer\u003cbr\u003e\napproached we thought\u003cbr\u003e\nis that thing coming this way\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBreathing, moving, living on the page, CAConrad's exhilarating work is centred on the (Soma)tic ritual, their celebrated practice which draws on nature, crystals, meditation and interactions with strangers to create an 'extreme present' of unfettered creativity from which poems can emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eListen to the Golden Boomerang Return\u003c\/em\u003e gathers the results of a single new ritual, focused on fellow animals who have found ways to thrive in the Anthropocene, and spanning environments from Seattle - a city built in the midst of an abundant nontropical rainforest - to the Mojave Desert. The poet receives gifts from a crow; associates different parts of their body with nine different species encountered in the desert; and joins a woman each morning in feeding rats in the streets of Rome, taking turns looking out for the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with urgency, hope, anger and joy, the poems that result are an ode to survival in a world that humanity has poisoned, and a testament to a love that knows no by-laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362784788716,"sku":"9781802065411","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16754203482829.jpg?v=1772900802"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ca-conrad.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}