{"product_id":"a-wee-bit-zen","title":"A Wee Bit Zen","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishing August 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan Spence returns with a gentle collection of haiku and short reflective poems that invite readers to pause and pay attention. With warmth, quiet humour and understated wisdom, he captures moments of stillness and surprise in everyday life,inviting readers to slow down and see more clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in both Scottish sensibility and Zen practice, these poems explore impermanence, kindness and small awakenings, offering calm, clarity and gentle insight. \u003cbr\u003eA book to dip into and savour, it opens a space for reflection, presence and quiet appreciation of the ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003e Glasgow Zen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of Scotland’s most accomplished literary talents.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpence is a calm and necessary visionary, all openness of instinct and imagination. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALI SMITH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe is a gentle writer, but never sentimental. The beautiful moments have always been earned. He is a writer to cherish, one offering deep and fulfilling pleasures.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ALLAN MASSIE, The Scotsman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemorable poignancy and poetic compression.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 150 pieces in this exquisite collection take the reader through the unfolding beauty of the passing seasons, their fleeting delights presented in a pleasing pocket-size format.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Scotland on Sunday \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/Alan_Spence_1.png?v=1776167364\" style=\"margin-right: 20px; float: left;\"\u003eALAN SPENCE is an award-winning Scottish poet, novelist, playwright and short story writer, known for his haiku and reflective works rooted in Zen and everyday life. Born in Glasgow in 1947, he is Professor Emeritus in Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen and was Edinburgh Makar from 2017 to 2021. He and his wife run the Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre in Edinburgh. Alan has also spent a lot of time in Japan, gathering materials to enhance his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Luath Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":55530884366712,"sku":"9781804253489","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/5573\/7238\/files\/AWeeBitMoreZen_14.04.263.jpg?v=1776166017","url":"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/products\/a-wee-bit-zen","provider":"Luath Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}