{"product_id":"9780995352025","title":"Selected Poems: Jonathon Best: Dreams, magic and life","description":"This collection is not chronological, but rather separated into loose categories in a way which I feel best tells the journey I have taken over the last nine years.\u003cp\u003ePart one begins in a dark world of monsters, war and evil. It is a montage of visions, the main source being nightmares, lucid dreams, powerful music, and the lingering atmospheres of some artworks. A few poems retain references that you may recognize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second part is my clawing attempt to climb above the gloom. In these poems I explore new ways of thinking whilst questioning the old ones. I feel that this was a rather defining chapter in my life, and it went hand in hand with a large amount of philosophical debates, sociological criticism and alcohol. There's also a scattering of wishful thinking, as I escape to places either off-world or in my own mind, searching for a way to rebuild everything from scratch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart the third contains a lot less dreaming. It reflects my love for travel, despite not having a proper understanding of why I do it. These poems are my way of trying to find out why, as well as displaying a few unrealistically ideal outcomes and asking the ultimate question - Is reaching one of those outcomes the purpose of my life?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathon Best","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50086927139056,"sku":"9780995352025","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995352025","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}