{"title":"John Tranter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Tranter\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling journey through contemporary poetry, blending vivid imagery with sharp observations on modern life. His collections invite readers to explore a range of emotions and ideas through carefully crafted verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e, his work reflects both the urban pulse and timeless themes, making his poems resonate with both familiarity and fresh insight. Fans of innovative and thoughtful poetry will find his books a rewarding experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"urban-myths-210-poems-by-john-tranter-9780702235573","title":"Urban Myths: 210 Poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Myths: 210 Poems\u003c\/em\u003e brings the best work to date from a poet considered one of the most original of his generation in Australia, together with a generous selection of new work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmart, wry and very stylish, John Tranter's poems investigate the vagaries of perception and the ability of language to converge life, imagination and art so that we arrive, unexpectedly, at the deepest human mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433247752428,"sku":"9780702235573","price":29.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780702235573.jpg?v=1774765339"},{"product_id":"starlight-150-poems-by-john-tranter-9780702238451","title":"Starlight: 150 poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a celebrated fifty-year writing career behind him, John Tranter brings to \u003cem\u003eStarlight\u003c\/em\u003e the sophistication and ease of that experience, as well as enormous energy and exuberance. These new, vital poems continue to explore poetry's possibilities. Reading the collection is like entering a room abuzz with conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the book's project is to displace the authorial ego, and translation, mask and disguise are employed to this end, with Tranter reimagining work by T.S. Eliot, Baudelaire, and Ashbery in extraordinary and original ways. Tranter's skills as a ventriloquist and his ear for the quirks of expression create brilliantly realised voices of imagined speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranter applies his lacerating wit to ideas of authorship, egotism, and poetry wars in this completely engaging book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598513488108,"sku":"9780702238451","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780702238451-starlight-150-poems.jpg?v=1777967295"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/john-tranter.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}