{"title":"Stuart Cooke","description":"\u003cp\u003eStuart Cooke's works delve into the rich tapestry of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering thought-provoking narratives that explore human experience with wit and insight. His storytelling often blends dark humour with sharp social observation, challenging readers to consider the complexities beneath everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a distinctive voice and a keen eye for detail, Cooke's books invite readers into worlds where the ordinary is laced with irony and unexpected depth. Fans of contemporary literature seeking a fresh perspective will find his writing both engaging and memorable.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-grass-is-greener-over-your-grave-by-stuart-cooke-9781922571755","title":"The Grass is Greener Over Your Grave","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf Cooke's previous book, \u003ci\u003eLyre\u003c\/i\u003e, urged us towards the \"more\" of the more-than-human world, then \u003ci\u003eThe Grass is Greener Over Your Grave\u003c\/i\u003e returns to the \"human\" end of that spectrum—though always with an eye to the porosity of the human and its immersion in waves of land, language, dream, and sea. Typically wide-ranging in form, this new collection develops Cooke's preoccupations with colonisation, ecology, metaphysics, and travel, while also acknowledging their heritage in the life and work of the late poet Martin Harrison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn extended elegy to a late friend and mentor, this is a culmination of the phenomenological and fiercely attentive place-based writing that has preoccupied Cooke's work to date. Traces of other local poetic influences—Phillip Hodgins, Jennifer Rankin and John Anderson—are visible and audible in Cooke's eventful treatment of the prose line and internal rhyme. There is, too, the emergence of a tougher, cooler voice; at times self-satirising, reminiscent of John Mateer's personae, Cooke brings forward a lyric character who treads these poems with ironic scrutiny, reflecting the author's ongoing work at the crossroads of non-Indigenous language and culture.\u003c\/em\u003e —Bonny Cassidy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455767363820,"sku":"9781922571755","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/715tD7BDIhL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774797667"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/stuart-cooke.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}