{"product_id":"mysticism-for-beginners-poems-9780374526870","title":"Mysticism for Beginners: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003ePowerful New work by a modern master. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou must listen, listen, listen.\u003cbr\u003eTired springs breathe under water.\u003cbr\u003eAt four in the morningthe last, lonely bolt of lightning\u003cbr\u003escribbles something quickly in the sky.\u003cbr\u003eIt says \"No.\" Or \"Never.\u003cbr\u003e\"Or \"Take courage, the fire's not dead.\"\u003cbr\u003e-from \"The Last Storm\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMysticism for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e is the third and most beautiful of Adam Zagajewski's collections to appear in English. The poems are about nature, history, the life of cities, the transformations of art, the spiritual essence of everyday life. Their remarkable staying power derives from the gentle meditative authority of Zagajewski's voice, here expertly rered into English by Clare Cavanagh. Zagajewski's committed, compassionate poems offer access to the mysteries at the heart of experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Zagajewski\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lvov, Poland, in 1945. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eTremor\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and \u003ci\u003eCanvas\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), both poetry, and \u003ci\u003eTwo Cities\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), a collection of essays. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eWithout End: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565749735698,"sku":"9780374526870","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_41094613-2bdd-4c47-8bf2-ee53ee671a59.jpg?v=1731888100","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mysticism-for-beginners-poems-9780374526870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}