{"product_id":"poems-to-fix-a-f-ked-up-world","title":"Poems to Fix a F**ked Up World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSometimes it's hard to keep looking up at the stars when the gutter we're in seems so full of sh*t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut isn't that why we need poetry?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOscar Wilde wrote some of his best poetry when he was in prison for 'the love that dare not speak its name'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNelson Mandela held fast to his 'unconquerable soul' on Robben Island with the help of the words a poet wrote about his battle with tuberculosis a century before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo maybe it's not inconceivable that the words in this little book could help you put some of the sh*t in perspective, get all the important bits of your life - like sleep, work, food, travel, love and learning - in some kind of balance, so you can go back to star-gazing again . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTaking as its starting point the classic 'wheel of balance' life-coach model, this beautifully packaged collection of extracts and short poems gathers wisdom old and new in a perfect gift for anyone who needs comfort in this f**ked up world of ours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This is not a poetry book as you know it, this is a life raft.' Emerald Street on Poems for a World Gone to Sh*t.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has light scuffs on the edges of the covers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C - Well Read","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47280196124828,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/poemstofix.jpg?v=1785395535","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/poems-to-fix-a-f-ked-up-world","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}