{"title":"Luther Hughes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLuther Hughes\u003c\/strong\u003e writes with a keen eye for the subtle beauty and complexity found within the natural world. His work often intertwines personal reflection with vibrant depictions of landscapes and seasons, creating a meditative experience for readers drawn to arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough titles like \u003cem\u003eA Shiver in the Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e, Hughes invites readers to explore the intersection of nature and human emotion, revealing the quiet rhythms and vivid textures that shape our understanding of place and time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-shiver-in-the-leaves-by-luther-hughes-9781950774678","title":"A Shiver in the Leaves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNestled against the backdrop of Seattle's flora, fauna, and cityscape, Luther Hughes' debut poetry collection wrestles with the interior and exterior symbiosis of a gay Black man finding refuge from the threat of depression and death through love and desire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHughes draws readers into a Seattle that is heavily entrenched in violent anti-Blackness and full of vulnerable and personal encounters from both the speaker's past and present. With reverent and careful imagery, Hughes fashions deeply saturated, tender vignettes that reckon with relationships between family and friends, lovers, nature, and the police-state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Shiver in the Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e is stunningly cinematic in its layered portrayal of the never-ending dualities of a queer Black poet's life in the city. Hughes's interrogation of selfhood renders a sharply intimate and viscerally powerful reimagining of what it means to be alive in a body, and what it can mean \u003cem\u003eto live\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595709858028,"sku":"9781950774678","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781950774678-a-shiver-in-the-leaves.jpg?v=1777904237"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/luther-hughes.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}