{"product_id":"welcome-center-9789819444120","title":"Welcome Center","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWelcome Center\u003c\/em\u003e, Justin Den Herder crafts a luminous, compassionate poetic landscape where the spiritual intersects with the everyday, and wonder is not a rarity but a practice. These poems gather readers at the brink of mystery and memory, teasing out the transformative potential of presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured in five parts, the book is arranged like a hike through strata of human experience from the natural to the divine. It posits that welcome is a fundamental and defining characteristic of being human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems believe in the power of attention and mercy. In a world obsessed with motion and achievement, \u003cem\u003eWelcome Center\u003c\/em\u003e makes a radical gesture; it asks us to center ourselves by pausing and witnessing. 'Maybe appreciation is our purest action'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDen Herder, Justin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Justin Den Herder is a practicing structural engineer in New York City. Poetry is a practice through which Justin views the world. Treat every interaction as though you were being asked to write a poem about it. Justin loves trees, cycling, climbing, and dogs. Welcome Center is his first book of poems.","brand":"Delere Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807247565074,"sku":"9789819444120","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4ff04eb8-1554-4e0d-926c-8042887a8300.jpg?v=1766047779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/welcome-center-9789819444120","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}