{"title":"Gordon Meade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGordon Meade\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of creativity and expression through his vivid poetic works. Readers can expect a profound engagement with themes of identity, memory, and the nuances of everyday life, all woven with lyrical grace and insightful observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis writing often delves into the interplay between the personal and the universal, making his work a thoughtful addition to the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category. Through collections such as \u003cem\u003eEx-Posed\u003c\/em\u003e, Meade invites readers to experience poetry that is both intimate and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ex-posed-by-gordon-meade-9781590566763","title":"Ex-Posed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScottish poet Meade's second volume of poems reflecting on the lives of animals as photographed by award-winning photographer Jo-Anne McArthur.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from \u003cem\u003eZoospeak\u003c\/em\u003e, Scottish poet Gordon Meade's reflections on the lives of animals in zoos and aquaria as photographed by Toronto-based award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur and gathered in her book \u003cem\u003eCaptive\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEx-Posed\u003c\/em\u003e turns its attention to McArthur's 2020 curated collection \u003cem\u003eHidden: Animals in the Anthropocene\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised into seven sections that cover the experiences of nonhuman animals in factory farms, industrial fisheries, live markets, entertainment, religion, fashion, and amid the climate crisis, each of Meade's poems takes the form of an elegy \"penned\" by the nonhuman animals who, due to many different circumstances, find themselves on death row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs with the source material in \u003cem\u003eHidden\u003c\/em\u003e, the tenor of \u003cem\u003eEx-Posed\u003c\/em\u003e is direct and unapologetic, with each poem attempting to capture the essence of the creatures and the horrific situations in which they find themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"It's my hope,\" says Meade, \"that my words can give voice to the creatures in \u003cem\u003eEx-Posed\u003c\/em\u003e so that they might be both seen and, in some small way, also heard.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430676513004,"sku":"9781590566763","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781590566763.jpg?v=1774558780"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gordon-meade.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}