{"title":"Danielle Cadena Deulen","description":"\u003cp\u003eDanielle Cadena Deulen offers a compelling blend of memoir and cultural reflection, weaving personal narrative with thoughtful explorations of art, desire, and identity. Her work invites readers to engage deeply with the complexities of human emotion and memory through vivid, lyrical prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the broader context of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Deulen’s writing resonates with those who appreciate intimate storytelling that also considers larger societal themes. Her evocative titles, such as \u003cstrong\u003eDesire Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e, reveal a nuanced perspective on how personal and cultural histories intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"desire-museum-by-danielle-cadena-deulen-9781960145000","title":"Desire Museum","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2024 LAMBDA Literary Award for Outstanding Bisexual Poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsumed with the accumulation of lost time and unfulfilled longing, \u003cem\u003eDesire Museum\u003c\/em\u003e by Danielle Cadena Deulen is an intricate exploration of things left unfinished or unsatisfied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into four sections and shaped by female-identified embodiment, \u003cem\u003eDesire Museum\u003c\/em\u003e touches on lost love and friendship, climate crisis, lesbian relationships, and the imprisonment of children at the U.S.-Mexico border. These poems trace the pleasures and pitfalls of sex, the anxieties of motherhood, and the ramifications of interpersonal, sociopolitical, and environmental trauma in women's lives. In these pages, Deulen holds up a candle to desire itself, questioning what it means to recognize and embrace one's desires, or what it might mean to let them go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn conversation with Hopkins, Keats, Crane, and Lorca, Deulen seamlessly weaves memories into dreamscapes and blurs the human and natural worlds. With love, wonder, grief, and awe, \u003cem\u003eDesire Museum\u003c\/em\u003e shows us that to live alongside desire is to refuse to be contained: \"I refuse meaning [ ] the first sunrise reiterates the last.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470416855276,"sku":"9781960145000","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781960145000-desire-museum.jpg?v=1775218901"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/danielle-cadena-deulen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}