{"title":"Cecily Nicholson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCecily Nicholson\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a powerful exploration of identity, history, and community through her thoughtful and evocative writing. Her work often engages deeply with themes of social justice and cultural memory, inviting readers to reflect on lived experiences and the landscapes that shape them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Nicholson’s books blend poetic insight with profound emotional resonance. Readers can expect compelling narratives that challenge and inspire, marked by a distinctive voice that honours both personal and collective stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"harrowings-by-cecily-nicholson-9781772014051","title":"HARROWINGS","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet mainly in the rural, \u003cem\u003eHARROWINGS\u003c\/em\u003e connects with Black intellectual and art history in relation to agriculture. The poems include pulses of memoir from the poet's childhood growing up on a farm, as well as from more recent pandemic experiences volunteering for a local agricultural enterprise led by people who were formerly incarcerated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering movements organising for food security and related, resurgent practices, \u003cem\u003eHARROWINGS\u003c\/em\u003e also contends with \"the farm\" as a tract of colonial advance. Tropes of tradition and supremacy are confronted in this study of biome, plants, and soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDespite episodic and chronic illness, and by way of practical tasks such as sowing, pruning, and watering, the poetry advances with love towards abolitionist futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596514476268,"sku":"9781772014051","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5ac8d8117239c3d9411863de5a06affb.jpg?v=1777941473"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/cecily-nicholson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}