{"product_id":"american-analects-by-gary-young-9780892555925","title":"American Analects","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Analects\u003c\/em\u003e uses the Analects of Confucius as an inspiration to meditate upon the life, death, and the subsequent loss of the poet's influential, beloved mentor—the painter Gene Holtan. These poems are juxtaposed with poems about other losses—of parents, of friends, and friends of friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome of these deaths were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, others by age and the inescapable journey we all take. Still, this is not a dour book. Many poems celebrate our ability to inspire, comfort, and nurture one another, and the collection is leavened with poems about family, poetry, and the healing influence of landscape and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the end, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Analects\u003c\/em\u003e is about resiliency, about moving on from personal loss, the pandemic, and catastrophic fires, to rejoice in what remains. These poems encourage us to acknowledge the fragility of our lives and of those we love, while we celebrate those who guide us, even in memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455515345132,"sku":"9780892555925","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/51D5POwM9_L.jpg?v=1774777274","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/american-analects-by-gary-young-9780892555925","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}