{"product_id":"mental-fightisbn-9781635422900","title":"Mental Fight","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn epic poem touching on issues of racism, intolerance, and environmental destruction, from the Booker Prize–winning author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is much to celebrate in the human journey so far—art in all its forms, advances made in the fields of technology and medicine, and for many of us, the miracle of freedom. But there is also much to regret—racism, intolerance, the destruction of our environment, the reality and the legacy of slavery. In this long, sustained consideration of the state we find ourselves in, Ben Okri invokes the past to explain the present, and sings out a message of hope. The future is still ours to make.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis epic poem, an anthem for the twenty-first century, first appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e in January 1999. Its message could hardly be more relevant to our present condition. Discover this revised edition of an inspiring and extraordinarily tender work.“No contemporary writer has raised greater passions than Okri.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An angry, hopeful, weary, wary, epic reveille to the human spirit.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\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.\u003cb\u003eONE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e to be real\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e An illusion by which we can \u003cbr\u003eBecome more real.\u003cbr\u003e A moment unremarked \u003cbr\u003eBy the universe,\u003cbr\u003e By nature, the seasons, or stars. \u003cbr\u003eMoment we have marked out \u003cbr\u003eIn timelessness.\u003cbr\u003e Human moment.\u003cbr\u003e Making a ritual, a drama, a tear \u003cbr\u003eOn eternity. Domesticating \u003cbr\u003eThe infinite.\u003cbr\u003e Contemplating quantum questions: \u003cbr\u003eTime, death, new beginnings, \u003cbr\u003eRegeneration, cycles, the unknown.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Let uncontemplated regions \u003cbr\u003eOf time project themselves\u003cbr\u003e Into your sleeping consciousness, \u003cbr\u003eInducing terror, or mental liberation. \u003cbr\u003eSo death-confrontation\u003cbr\u003e Paralyzes some with despair \u003cbr\u003eAnd makes others poison \u003cbr\u003eThemselves with emptiness \u003cbr\u003eBut releases in a fortunate few\u003cbr\u003e A rare quality of enlightenment,\u003cbr\u003e A sense of the limited time we have \u003cbr\u003eHere on earth to live magnificently \u003cbr\u003eTo be as great and happy as we can\u003cbr\u003e To explore our potentials beyond the limits \u003cbr\u003eTo lose our fear of death\u003cbr\u003e Having gained greater love \u003cbr\u003eAnd reverence for life,\u003cbr\u003e Its incommensurable golden brevity.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e That’s how it is \u003cbr\u003eWith this moment. \u003cbr\u003eGigantic death \u003cbr\u003eEnormous birth.\u003cbr\u003e Mighty moment \u003cbr\u003eIn timelessness.","brand":"Other Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303029428453,"sku":"NP9781635422900","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781635422900_e5e7cb28-ba6d-4ce8-93b0-1700882984fe.jpg?v=1730752797","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mental-fightisbn-9781635422900","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}