{"product_id":"a-fire-in-my-head-poems-for-the-dawn-9781635423082","title":"A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the renowned Booker Prize-winning author, a powerful collection of poems covering topics of the day, such as the refugee crisis, Black Lives Matter protests, and COVID-19. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn our times of crisis \u003cbr\u003e The mind has its powers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book brings together many of Ben Okri's most acclaimed and politically charged poems.\u003cbr\u003e \"Grenfell Tower, June 2017\" was published in the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e less than ten days after the fire, and Okri's reading of it was played more than six million times on Facebook.\u003cbr\u003e \"Notre-Dame Is Telling Us Something\" was first read on BBC Radio 4, in the aftermath of the cathedral's near destruction. It speaks eloquently of the despair that was felt around the world.\u003cbr\u003e In \"shaved head poem,\" Okri writes of the confusion and anxiety felt as the world grappled with a health crisis unprecedented in our times.\u003cbr\u003e \"Breathing the Light\" is his response to the events of summer 2020, when a Black man died beneath the knee of a white policeman, a tragedy sparking a movement for change.\u003cbr\u003e These poems and others, including poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa, Barack Obama, Amnesty International, and more, make this a uniquely powerful collection that blends anger and tenderness with Okri's inimitable vision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBen Okri \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright, poet, novelist, essayist, short-story writer, anthologist, and aphorist. He has also written film scripts. His works have won numerous national and international prizes, including the Booker Prize for Fiction. His books include the eco-fable \u003ci\u003eEvery Leaf a Hallelujah\u003c\/i\u003e, the play \u003ci\u003eChanging Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e, the genre-bending climate fiction \u003ci\u003eTiger Work\u003c\/i\u003e, the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eA Fire in My Head \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Mental Fight\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eAstonishing the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gift of the Master Artists\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Love\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2023 he received a knighthood for services to literature.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50508296126738,"sku":"9781635423082","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f3e290de-89cf-4708-9e63-7bdd025f4181.jpg?v=1730875492","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-fire-in-my-head-poems-for-the-dawn-9781635423082","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}