{"title":"Michael Sharkey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Sharkey\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling journey through language and imagery, blending poetic insight with cultural reflection. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eFoliage in the Underworld\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhat if I Told You?:\u003c\/em\u003e, invite readers to explore layered emotions and the intricacies of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the rich traditions of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Sharkey’s writing balances contemplative lyricism with sharp observation, making his collection a thoughtful exploration of identity, memory, and the creative impulse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"what-if-i-told-you-by-michael-sharkey-9781922571908","title":"What if I Told You?:","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRe-collected over six decades, these love poems show Michael Sharkey to be a true master of the sonnet form. They demonstrate Sharkey the poet at his very best, not only dextrous, but generous, touching, wide-ranging and surprising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems are as manifold as there are different kinds of love: erotic, romantic, familial, and friendship. This book is destined to become a classic of its kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat if I Told You?\u003c\/em\u003e presents an exquisite exploration of love in its many forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363349512428,"sku":"9781922571908","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14130203482872.jpg?v=1772921266"},{"product_id":"foliage-in-the-underworld-by-michael-sharkey-9781925780604","title":"Foliage in the Underworld","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Duwell wrote in \u003ci\u003eAustralian Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e that \"Sharkey's project seems to be built on a desire to make poetry once more (or more satisfactorily) deal with life as a socially lived phenomenon,\" and that \"not many people are writing so well and so humorously about the Australia we inhabit\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJeremy Fisher wrote in the journal Text that Sharkey \"has the rare ability to reach into our national psyche and pull out the ugly centre yet not rail at the horror of it all\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSince relinquishing editorship of the \u003ci\u003eAustralian Poetry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Sharkey has published \u003ci\u003eMany Such as She: an anthology of Australian Victorian Women Poets of World War One\u003c\/i\u003e (2018, revised edition 2019) with Walleah Press, Hobart. The present collection, \u003cem\u003eFoliage in the Underworld\u003c\/em\u003e, gathers and sometimes revises poems from stray, current, or hard-to-find sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424155746540,"sku":"9781925780604","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781925780604.jpg?v=1774769040"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/michael-sharkey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}