{"title":"Isabella G. Mead","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsabella G. Mead\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a captivating exploration of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, weaving intricate narratives that delve into the heart of creative expression. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Infant Vine\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to reflect on the subtle interplay between tradition and innovation within the artistic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for detail and a lyrical style, Mead’s writing illuminates the cultural landscapes that shape our understanding of art and its impact. Her thoughtful prose makes for a deeply engaging experience for anyone interested in the complexities of artistic heritage and contemporary creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-infant-vine-by-isabella-g-mead-9781760802868","title":"The Infant Vine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLyrical and narrative-driven, with playful and fantastical elements woven throughout, the poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Infant Vine\u003c\/i\u003e reflect on how ordinary moments become charged with significance and strangeness when disaster strikes. Such moments make imaginary worlds possible: sleep deprivation transfigures a new mother into a leafy sea dragon; a novel virus gives women the power to reproduce via parthenogenesis like the eponymous bonnethead shark. Themes of transformation, metamorphosis and preservation—of life, of memory and the environment—permeate this collection, which explores caregiving and creativity in the context of global crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Infant Vine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, pregnancy, postpartum life and caregiving are inextricable from the contexts of creativity and ecological crisis. In the poet's words, \"the hard edge of a creative life is care-\", and Isabella G. Mead shows herself to be a writer who cares profoundly for this world. Alert and curious, these exquisite poems form a language of remarkable movements and simultaneities, comprising clarity and complexity, precision and suggestion, tenderness and strength. Allusive and layered, spliced with humour and feeling, comfort and strangeness, Mead's poetry illustrates with grace and fierce intelligence how \"a poem is not a mirror—it responds\". \u003cem\u003eJo Langdon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrecise with detail and metaphor, these delightful poems are attentive to human and non-human bodies...they motivate courage and curiosity for the world to come\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eJessica L. Wilkinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA compelling new voice in Australian poetry\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eKate Middleton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519520379116,"sku":"9781760802868","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760802868-the-infant-vine-1.jpg?v=1790161001"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/isabella-g-mead.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}