{"product_id":"bright-fear-by-mary-jean-chan-9780571378906","title":"Bright Fear","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing their award-winning debut, \u003ci\u003eFleche\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), comes Mary Jean Chan's gleaming second collection: \u003ci\u003eBright Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. Through poems which engage fearlessly with intertwined themes of identity, multilingualism and postcolonial legacy, Chan's latest work explores a family's evolving dynamics, as well as microaggressions stemming from queerphobia and anti-Asian racism that accompanied the Covid pandemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYet \u003ci\u003eBright Fear\u003c\/i\u003e remains deeply attuned to moments of beauty, tenderness and grace. It asks how we might find a home within our own bodies, in places both distant and near, and in the 'constructed space' of the poem. The contemplative central sequence, \u003ci\u003eArs Poetica\u003c\/i\u003e, traces the radically healing and transformative role of poetry during the poet's teenage and adult years, culminating in a polyphonic reconciliation of tongues. Throughout, Chan offers us new and galvanising ways to 'withstand the quotidian tug- \/ of-war between terror and love'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'[Chan] is one of those rare poets who leave you looking up with a sense that you can engage even the smallest part of the world around you with a much greater intensity.' - \u003ci\u003ePN Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383590535404,"sku":"9780571378906","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11465173482391.jpg?v=1773376831","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/bright-fear-by-mary-jean-chan-9780571378906","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}