{"title":"Cal Bedient","description":"\u003cp\u003eCal Bedient’s work explores the subtle intersections between nature and human perception, weaving delicate imagery with thoughtful reflection. Expect a contemplative journey that captures fleeting moments with lyrical grace, especially within the realms of arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find in Bedient’s books a quiet meditation on the beauty found in everyday scenes, often presented with innovative structure and poetic insight. These works invite an intimate engagement with the nuances of form and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"clouds-upside-down-among-the-flowers-by-cal-bedient-9781632432131","title":"Clouds Upside Down Among the Flowers:","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry that imagines how to live with realness, creativity, and vibrance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems in \u003cem\u003eClouds Upside Down Among the Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e speak to the emotionally and existentially tough challenge presented by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari in \u003cem\u003eWhat is Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e: \"It may be that believing in this world, in this life, becomes our most difficult task.\" Filled with wit, colour, and high-spirited invention, these selected poems offer no room for softness and sentiment. They carry variant voices, whispers like dramatic asides, and mind-expanding assertions as they reveal their layers and nuances. Bedient confronts disasters of politics, love, and faithless time, never turning away from the glinting axe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection also includes new poems that are direct in dealing with the difficulties of keeping faith through life. They recognise that making something—for instance, poetry—is necessary to coach the world into realness and render oneself real in the process, a journey of both intensive investigation and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47562815701228,"sku":"9781632432131","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781632432131-clouds-upside-down-among-the-flowers.jpg?v=1776987456"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/cal-bedient.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}