{"product_id":"mindforest-harry-owen-9781049219042","title":"Mindforest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMINDFOREST: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewhere capitalist economics forms the basis of a language that exploits and damages the natural world, perhaps ecopoetry, whether rooted in South Africa or elsewhere, can offer a more enriching alternative tongue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magical, thought-provoking, startling, uplifting and sometimes sad.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Don Pinnock, Environmental Journalist \u0026amp; Poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHailing from Liverpool, UK, \u003cb\u003eHarry Owen\u003c\/b\u003e made literary history as the inaugural \u003cb\u003ePoet Laureate for Cheshire\u003c\/b\u003e in 2003 during his residence in Congleton. In January 2008, he relocated to the Eastern Cape of South Africa, where he founded and hosted Reddits Poetry, a successful open-floor poetry event that thrived for over a decade.\u003cp\u003eHarry holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Pretoria, won the \u003cb\u003e2020 Standard Bank Ovation Award\u003c\/b\u003e, and was shortlisted for the \u003cb\u003eSouth African National Poetry Prize in 2023\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ardent advocate for environmental issues, Harry is the author of \u003cb\u003eten\u003c\/b\u003e poetry collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Owen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 104921904X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781049219042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quilled Ink Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Harry Owen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743156416767,"sku":"9781049219042","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mindforest-harry-owen-9781049219042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}