{"title":"Courtney Conrad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCourtney Conrad\u003c\/strong\u003e explores profound themes within \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, crafting narratives that blend emotional depth with compelling storytelling. Her works invite readers to reflect on personal identity, justice, and resilience, often through intimate and poignant perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtfully composed stories that challenge societal norms while celebrating human strength. Conrad’s writing resonates with those seeking literary journeys that are both moving and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"i-am-evidence-by-courtney-conrad-9781780376561","title":"I Am Evidence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCourtney Conrad's powerful work interrogates the tensions within Caribbean migration, gender-based violence and national politics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMigrating from Kingston as a teenager, she is unflinching in her attempts to capture the vibrancy and violence of her experiences in both the UK and Jamaica. Her poetry draws together subversive diasporic imagery, national political commentary, and shatteringly personal narrative in its exacting response to the political corruption and violence she witnessed as a young girl in Jamaica, in the wake of its colonial subjugation under the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe themes of her work stretch across state- and gender-based violence, religion, raw bodily introspection, and lush cultural memorabilia that reimagines the warmth and blood of both her homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Am Evidence\u003c\/em\u003e was the winner of the 2022 \u003cem\u003eMslexia\u003c\/em\u003e Women's Poetry Pamphlet Competition, judged by Imtiaz Dharker. It was also the winner of the 2023 Michael Marks Poetry Award and includes some work which won her an Eric Gregory Award in 2022. It is her debut pamphlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47463236501740,"sku":"9781780376561","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781780376561-i-am-evidence.jpg?v=1775029890"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/courtney-conrad.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}