{"product_id":"goad-omen-by-corey-wakeling-9781922146267","title":"Goad Omen","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoad Omen\u003c\/em\u003e is Corey Wakeling's first full-length collection of poems, offering a vibrant and witty interplay of depths and resurfacings. It portrays a world littered with grim foreshadowings and kitschy memorabilia alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTraversing fable and found object, hearsay and gainsay, intrigue and abstraction, its characters are immersed in natural and urban 'landscapes of peril'—whether in Melbourne, Glasgow, Rottnest Island, or Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis poetry exhibits a strong sense of community and converses with a wide range of poets and writers while maintaining an acute awareness of the absurd and the extreme. Fuelled by a mad energy, his 'omens' are calamitous, intoxicating, ribald, yet always tender and surprising at their core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCorey Wakeling resides in Melbourne. He is a PhD student and tutor at the University of Melbourne, the reviews editor of the magazine \u003cem\u003eRabbit\u003c\/em\u003e, and the interviews editor of \u003cem\u003eCordite Poetry Journal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362597028076,"sku":"9781922146267","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9873793482872.jpg?v=1772895969","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/goad-omen-by-corey-wakeling-9781922146267","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}