{"title":"Laynie Browne","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaynie Browne's work invites readers into a world where language itself becomes a subject of exploration and transformation. Her writing blends poetry and prose to challenge conventional forms, offering a meditative and often playful approach to the act of composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn collections such as \u003cem\u003eApprentice to a Breathing Hand\u003c\/em\u003e, Browne engages deeply with themes of presence, creativity, and the blurred lines between art and life. Readers interested in innovative \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e will find her voice both compelling and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"apprentice-to-a-breathing-hand-by-laynie-browne-9781632431615","title":"Apprentice to a Breathing Hand","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoetry that considers how we live with constant shifts, positioning alchemy as an example of endless change.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poetry of Laynie Browne's \u003cem\u003eApprentice to a Breathing Hand\u003c\/em\u003e explores alchemy, connectivity, and perception. Throughout the collection, Browne considers the formation and limits of personhood, the experience of a body moving through time, and the imperative to continually learn and unlearn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrowne looks to alchemy as a practice for cultivating the impossible, positioning it as a fitting model for our current moment. In the material of language, meaning must be unmade and remade endlessly, and in this continual regeneration, Browne considers the alchemy of how a poem can in turn transform the poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMoving through methods of making and unmaking, the collection centres on the figure of an apprentice working in a space of indeterminacy, lack, breath, and constant shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470050672876,"sku":"9781632431615","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781632431615-apprentice-to-a-breathing-hand.jpg?v=1775209789"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/laynie-browne.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}