{"product_id":"maitreyabandhu-a-commonplpb","title":"[01\/19\/27] Maitreyabandhu: A Commonplace Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eBloodaxe Books, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: January 19, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaitreyabandhu's \u003cem\u003eCommonplace Book\u003c\/em\u003e, his first book-length poem, follows a year from the death of his Buddhist teacher while he navigates his own spiritual life and smarts at lost love. In a commonplace book, you'd write a recipe, copy a proverb, jot down housekeeping advice, making a precious object out of ordinary things. Part epyllion, part diary, Maitreyabandhu's \u003cem\u003eCommonplace Book\u003c\/em\u003e mingles tradition with innovation, comedy with tragedy, traversing the bardo between this life and the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaitreyabandhu is a Buddhist teacher and writer. His first book-length collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Crumb Road\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation, and was followed by \u003cem\u003eYarn\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eAfter Cézanne\u003c\/em\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118181670935,"sku":"9781780378008","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/819YLAvq75L._SL1500.jpg?v=1782075957","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/maitreyabandhu-a-commonplpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}