{"title":"Isi Unikowski","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIsi Unikowski\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersection of art, memory, and transformation with a delicate and insightful touch. Their works, such as \u003cem\u003eKintsugi\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRe:Vision\u003c\/em\u003e, weave together cultural reflections and creative processes, inviting readers to reconsider the beauty found in imperfection and the act of seeing anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the realm of arts and culture, Unikowski’s writing offers a thoughtful meditation on how art reshapes personal and collective histories. Readers can expect narratives that blend visual and emotional perspectives, enriching the appreciation of creativity and the stories it uncovers.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"revision-by-isi-unikowski-9781923099418","title":"Re:Vision","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat would make the name of a road in Canberra or a Melbourne street as evocative as their more famous counterparts overseas? asks Isi Unikowski in this new collection. The answer lies in his singular perception of what takes place there: whether on the larger canvas of war, racism and decline, to the intimate dramas of childhood, parenthood and ageing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding many prize-winning poems and poems published in leading magazines in Australia and overseas, \u003ci\u003eRe:Vision\u003c\/i\u003e will take you from Canberra's spectacular countryside to old industrial sites in Melbourne; from King's Cross as a modern-day Troy to Galileo atop his tower, and to the cities and suburbs of our imagination, our past and our dreams, conveying them all with his trademark allusiveness, humour and craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'In \u003ci\u003eRe:Vision\u003c\/i\u003e, Isi Unikowski explores the complex histories of places and objects and the people and movements inhabiting them with a lively curiosity, tenderness and deep contemplation. Unikowski's writing \"momentarily catches the sunlight\" and arrives at the centre of what it is to be human.' — Amanda Anasti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Unikowski's poetry captivates the reader with its masterful imagery and emotional clarity. Many of these poems launch from a recognisable, safe, suburban world, but few finish there. Some swerve away into near-surrealism or the landscape of strange dreams. Others gently draw the reader beyond the workaday surface, into a deeper or sidelong contemplation. In its evocation of the Australia that was, and is, this book is pitch-perfect.' — \u003ci\u003ePenelope Layland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47427536224492,"sku":"9781923099418","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781923099418.jpg?v=1774767458"},{"product_id":"kintsugi-by-isi-unikowski-9781922571458","title":"Kintsugi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Japanese art of 'Kintsugi', the use of gold or other materials to repair and decorate broken pottery, provides the underlying theme of this collection. Time, memory, place and love become the agents that break, bind and repair throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first section, a series of poems about the connotations and impact of 'place' takes us to real and remembered landscapes and cities. As if to emphasise the 'kin' in \u003cem\u003eKintsugi\u003c\/em\u003e, the second section explores the perspectives, stresses and occasional breakages of being a parent, a child and a partner; but reminds us, too, that these relationships offer 'new coastlines of experience'. 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