{"title":"S.K. Kelen","description":"\u003cp\u003eS. K. Kelen’s works invite readers into rich explorations of the human experience through a poetic lens. His writing blends lyrical intensity with thoughtful reflections on art, culture, and the everyday moments that shape our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a voice both evocative and incisive, Kelen’s books offer a compelling journey through language and imagination, perfect for those drawn to literature that celebrates the intersection of creativity and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-cult-of-what-comes-next-by-sk-kelen-9781923099579","title":"The Cult of What Comes Next","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cult of What Comes Next\u003c\/i\u003e is S. K. Kelen's latest collection of poems, an assembly of moments of life and dreams from the past and the future where time is at once arrow, vortex, sphere and cloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a journey to the outer moons of an unknown world, featuring sleepless nights and some conversations with ghosts. Witness glimpses of what happens in the afterlife, as history is revisited and hobgoblins haunt the narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e(The collection not only includes new works but also presents a couple of the author's old poems, revived and polished only to be abandoned again.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems take readers on journeys through the dark memories of the soul and back home, all composed with élan, a taut lyricism, and refreshingly rhythmic lines. The forms mutate from a swarm of haiku to wild odes and sonnet-like creatures from outer space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363047948524,"sku":"9781923099579","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19406913482872.jpg?v=1772913400"},{"product_id":"loves-philosophy-by-sk-kelen-9780648782520","title":"Love's Philosophy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is impossible to understand how Kelen settled on the diverse subjects he has written on between the years 1978 to 2019. Regardless, the poems presented in \u003ci\u003eLove's Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e are given the same imaginative, romantic treatment—be it the great outdoors or a video game. Kelen's vigorous style is much like his 'Leech'—it goes for the jugular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 47 poems in \u003ci\u003eLove's Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e range across 42 years of Kelen's career. Like the rest of his poetry, they are clever, quirky, often sardonic and occasionally opaque (at least for a lazy reader). Although the quality may vary a little, each \"sonnet-like creature\" is worthy of close and repeated inspection.\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596798968044,"sku":"9780648782520","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/242b5b809cb0846e92091c527be0d61c.jpg?v=1777955948"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/s-k-kelen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}