{"title":"Samuel Amadon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Amadon\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the nuances of human experience through thoughtful and evocative prose. His works, including titles such as \u003cem\u003eOften\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCommon\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to reflect on everyday moments with a fresh perspective, blending simplicity with profound insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in Arts \u0026amp; Culture, Amadon's writing captures the subtle rhythms of life and connection. Whether through intimate narratives or broader observations, his books offer a contemplative journey that resonates with both heart and mind.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"often-common-some-and-free-by-samuel-amadon-9781632430946","title":"Often, Common, Some, and Free","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoems considering ever-present transformations and resisting destruction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOften, Common, Some, and Free\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about transformation. Moving across varied formal and aesthetic terrains, these poems take on the subject of change, considering the construction and demolition of buildings, roaming between cities, and drawing together an image of a world in flux.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe speaker is in movement—walking, flying, swimming, and taking the train, while also constantly twisting in his sentences, turning into different versions of himself, and braiding his voice with others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems take on subjects that encompass creation and loss from Robert Moses’s career transforming the cityscape of New York to the robbery of works from Boston’s Gardner Museum. But, ultimately, these poems aim to resist destruction, to focus on the particular, and to hold still their world and their ever-shifting speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471316140268,"sku":"9781632430946","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781632430946-often-common-some-and-free.jpg?v=1775238704"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/samuel-amadon.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}