{"title":"Douglas Kearney","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouglas Kearney’s work traverses the vibrant intersections of \u003cem\u003elanguage, sound, and performance\u003c\/em\u003e. His poetry invites readers into a world where rhythm and rhetoric collide, exploring themes of identity, culture, and the visceral power of voice. Expect bold, innovative verse that challenges and reshapes conventional forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeeply embedded in \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, Kearney’s books like \u003cem\u003eOptic Subwoof\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSho\u003c\/em\u003e provoke reflection on the sensory and social dimensions of experience. His writings appeal to those drawn to dynamic expressions of contemporary creativity and the nuances of human expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"optic-subwoof-by-douglas-kearney-9781950268672","title":"Optic Subwoof","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 CLMP Firecracker Award in Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOptic Subwoof\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of talks that poet and National Book Award finalist Douglas Kearney presented for the Bagley Wright Lecture Series in 2020 and 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs kinetic on the page as they are in person, these lectures offer an urgent critique of the intersections between violence and entertainment, interrogating the ways in which poetry, humor, visual art, music, pop culture, and performance alternately uphold and subvert this violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith genius precision and an avant-garde sensibility, Kearney examines the nuances around Black visibility and its aestheticization. In myriad ways, \u003ci\u003eOptic Subwoof\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that establishes Kearney as one of the most dynamic writers and thinkers of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46854732054764,"sku":"9781950268672","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16beb6f2c4e13a1b772926734b76cb67.jpg?v=1759265821"},{"product_id":"sho-by-douglas-kearney-9781950268153","title":"Sho","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2022 WINNER OF THE GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR POETRY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEschewing series and performative typography, Douglas Kearney's \u003cem\u003eSho\u003c\/em\u003e aims to hit crooked licks with straight-seeming sticks. Navigating the complex penetrability of language, these poems are sonic in their espousal of Black vernacular traditions, while examining histories, pop culture, myth, and folklore. Both dazzling and devastating, \u003cem\u003eSho\u003c\/em\u003e is a genius work of literary precision, wordplay, farce, and critical irony. In his \"stove-like imagination,\" Kearney has concocted poems that destabilise the spectacle, leaving looky-loos with an important uncertainty about the intersection between violence and entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598213071084,"sku":"9781950268153","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/387d0651738192f4275416ef9d53666c.jpg?v=1778026711"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/douglas-kearney.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}