{"product_id":"wild-isbn-9781635422924","title":"Wild","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rich, joyful collection of poems on living and loving from the Booker Prize–winning author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreedom is the most precious commodity in the world. In this powerful collection, the celebrated novelist, essayist, dramatist, and poet Ben Okri explores the beauty contained in each one of us—the freedom of our spirit, the child within. He recalls the death of his father, the sacrifices of his mother, the hidden river of Edinburgh, falling in love. He writes about Virgil and Mozambique, about ringing the bell for freedom, the dreams of Calliope and the full moon. He enters the fifth circle, sings of the roses of spring, and aligns the pyramids to the magic stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a gorgeous, exciting collection for everyone who loves Ben Okri’s vibrant style, and a perfect introduction to new readers of his poetry.Praise for Ben Okri:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Okri’s] writing takes on the great riddles of existence—freedom and consciousness, truth and illusion, suffering and transcendence—spinning them into shimmering, allegorical texts...at a time of deep reckoning and crisis...his work feel[s] all the more prescient.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Fiction’s master of enchantments stares down a real horror, and without blinking or flinching, produces a work of beauty, grace, and uncommon power.” —Marlon James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ben Okri is that rare thing, a literary and social visionary, a writer for whom all three—literature, culture, and vision—are profoundly interwoven.” —Ali Smith\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\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMental Fight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn African Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novels \u003ci\u003eAstonishing the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Gift of the Master Artists\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDangerous Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Magic\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2023 he received a knighthood for services to literature.\u003cb\u003eI SING A NEW FREEDOM   \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI sing a new freedom \u003cbr\u003eIn days of fire.\u003cbr\u003e Freedom with discipline.\u003cbr\u003e We need freedom to rise higher. \u003cbr\u003eBe true to your true self\u003cbr\u003e In the rich follies of our times. \u003cbr\u003eBecome the force you are\u003cbr\u003e In this era of economic crimes. \u003cbr\u003eOnly those who remain free in spirit \u003cbr\u003eWill find their way out of this maze. \u003cbr\u003eBut we are children of the stars, \u003cbr\u003eAnd we ought to amaze.","brand":"Other Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302746968293,"sku":"NP9781635422924","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781635422924.jpg?v=1767744316","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/wild-isbn-9781635422924","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}