{"title":"Maurice Manning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Manning\u003c\/strong\u003e's work offers a profound exploration of landscape and memory, weaving together lyric poetry with a deep sense of place. His writing invites readers into vivid reflections on nature, history, and the nuances of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Manning's books resonate with a contemplative and evocative style, appealing to those drawn to poetic insight and the artful observation of the world around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"snakedoctor-by-maurice-manning-9781556596988","title":"Snakedoctor","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom church barn to apple orchard, from snow-covered pasture to secret moonshine cabin, Manning's \u003cem\u003eSnakedoctor\u003c\/em\u003e reinvigorates the Kentucky pastoral through poems that find light in shadow, good in evil, love in a father's stinging blow.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaurice Manning returns to the Kentucky countryside in his eighth collection, \u003cem\u003eSnakedoctor\u003c\/em\u003e. Existing between haunting memory and pastoral dreamscape, this quiet collection showcases Manning's storytelling at its finest. Simple, four-beat lines hold epiphanies—\"the barn is just an empty church\"—and announce visits from seven-foot strangers named Mr. True. Here, God is reimagined as a \"serious banjo player\" who calls the world to sing. And sing Manning does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough rhyme, blues, and haiku, \u003cem\u003eSnakedoctor\u003c\/em\u003e trains our ears to hear music in the mundane, to find beauty all around us: in the annotated margins of a well-read book, the flight of a father's shadow puppet, the yellow centres of daisies. Punctuated by rain's pitter-patter on a tin wash tub, and the \"ring of lonely\" in a farmer's voice as he calls his cattle home, \u003cem\u003eSnakedoctor\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection that will leave you wanting to dog-ear its pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom childhood to fatherhood, church barn to apple orchard, moonshine to moonbeam, we leave these poems understanding Manning's wish: \"I wanted to make a prayer and I did, in half-sleep after the dream.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607745773804,"sku":"9781556596988","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e5d0035baec7a0ba30f0b26b25dfdd98.jpg?v=1778187962"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/maurice-manning.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}