{"title":"Martin Langford","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Langford's works offer a unique blend of artistry and storytelling that delve into the nuances of human experience. With titles like \u003cem\u003eNeat Snakes\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Boy from the War Veterans' Home\u003c\/em\u003e, readers can expect narratives rich in cultural insight and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis books explore themes that resonate across the arts and culture spectrum, inviting reflection on identity, memory, and the subtle complexities of life. Langford's writing is both evocative and thought-provoking, appealing to those who appreciate literature that challenges and enriches.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"neat-snakes-by-martin-langford-9781925780093","title":"Neat Snakes","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many poets, Martin Langford has long been intrigued by the genre of aphorism. The neat snakes collected here have been compiled over many decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn alternative way of articulating what might otherwise be explored in poems, they nevertheless retain the poem's elegance and its characteristic tension between emotion and idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeat Snakes\u003c\/i\u003e is a very different addition to Australian writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383936205036,"sku":"9781925780093","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18126263482873.jpg?v=1773389722"},{"product_id":"the-boy-from-the-war-veterans-home-by-martin-langford-9781922571250","title":"The Boy from the War Veterans' Home","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecent books from Martin Langford have addressed specific themes: \u003ci\u003eGround\u003c\/i\u003e explored the evolution of Australian spaces, while \u003ci\u003eEardrum\u003c\/i\u003e focused on music. \u003ci\u003eThe Boy from the War Veterans' Home\u003c\/i\u003e, however, represents a return to the miscellaneous sources from which collections are normally compiled. The title poem is about the difficult life of his father, but other pieces have been prompted by material as various as air dancers, lampreys, and midges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOverall, the collection is still pervaded by Langford's characteristic concerns: dismay at the ubiquity of triumphalist narratives—not least in our art-forms—and at the fragility of the spaces in which the subject is invited to step beyond them—together with an abiding fascination with the earth's brilliance and indifference. As well as the main body of poems, there are sections on the ambiguous bounty of story, on the writing life, and on the natural world, and a further supplement of \u003ci\u003eMinims\u003c\/i\u003e, his brief poems about music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the few contemporary Australian poets who can write with ease and conviction in the borderlands where poetry and philosophy enhance each other... There is no Australian poet more dedicated to his craft...' Jan Owen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464305885420,"sku":"9781922571250","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781922571250-the-boy-from-the-war-veterans-home.jpg?v=1775045788"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/martin-langford.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}