{"product_id":"poetry-and-mindfulness-interruption-to-a-journey-hardcover","title":"Poetry and Mindfulness: Interruption to a Journey - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBryan Walpert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffers a fresh argument in defense of the humanities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighlights similarities between mindfulness and the study of poetry \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalyzes traditional and experimental poetry as well as scientific studies of mindfulness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the Humanities are under threat, this book offers a defense of poetry within the context of growing interest in mindfulness in business, health care and education. The book argues that the benefits and insights mindfulness provides are also cultivated by the study of poetry. These benefits include a focus on the present, the ability to see through scripts and habits, a rethinking of subjectivity, and the development of ecological or systems thinking. Bryan Walpert employs close readings of traditional and experimental poetry and draws on scientific studies of the effects of mindfulness or reading literature on the brain. It argues the skills that poetry, like mindfulness, cultivates are useful beyond the page or classroom and ultimately are necessary to engage with such global issues as the environmental crisis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBryan Walpert is Associate Professor in the School of English \u0026amp; Media Studies at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. His publications include the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eEtymology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA History of Glass, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNative Bird\u003c\/i\u003e; the fiction collection \u003ci\u003eEphraim's Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e, and the monograph \u003ci\u003eResistance to Science in Contemporary American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 125\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53731972776243,"sku":"9783319686806","price":112.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VJaEb3M2799783319686806.webp?v=1785176337","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/poetry-and-mindfulness-interruption-to-a-journey-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}