{"title":"Asiya Wadud","description":"\u003cp\u003eAsiya Wadud’s work is a compelling journey through the intersections of language, identity, and culture. Her writing explores complex themes with a keen sensitivity to the nuances of human experience, often blending poetic expression with sharp cultural insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can anticipate a rich tapestry of thought-provoking narratives that challenge conventions and invite reflection on the arts and society. Wadud’s books resonate deeply within the contemporary discourse on culture, making each title a distinctive contribution to the field.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mandible-wishbone-solvent-by-asiya-wadud-9780226830957","title":"Mandible Wishbone Solvent","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA poetry collection that brings together word, image, and sound to reflect on fractured, fragmentary states of being.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poetry of \u003cem\u003eMandible Wishbone Solvent\u003c\/em\u003e is situated in the space of bridges, fragmentary overlays, spectral reach, and the desire to keep reaching. Asiya Wadud's poems engage in this act, not to stake a claim or to fasten themselves, but to hold fragments together in order to offer possibilities for connection and extension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the collection lies an acknowledgment that any hold will drift, meander, and find new paths, with each separation making space for new entanglements. Drawing on a keen interest in tactility and ekphrasis, Wadud mines the repetition and extension that comes with any fractured state of existence and considers the nature of a residual and roving we.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing this selection of lyrical, ekphrastic, fragmented poems, the book concludes with two prose pieces that dwell on the concepts of \"isthmus\" and \"drift,\" respectively, which offer further grounds for contemplation and provide a frame for the poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47425213890796,"sku":"9780226830957","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226830957.jpg?v=1774768206"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/asiya-wadud.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}