{"product_id":"portrait","title":"Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFunerals happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou walk past one\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand call it a Tuesday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eafternoon; the sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ecomes down. This\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eis how it happens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA crowd gathers like black water, the mind forgets the mind, memories come knocking in the hallway, a pair of hands perfect the moon:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortrait\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the debut poetry collection by Jackson McCarthy. Desire, time, vision, beauty, and solitude count among this collection’s obsessions — obsessions rendered with such close-up intensity that even Death seems to reverse or suspend its trajectory. Interrupting this lyrical streak, we hear from a narrator whose tragicomic dedication to art over life results in fraught, surreal misunderstandings of the world around him.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePortrait\u003c\/em\u003e, too, is invested in its own artfulness. Playing with layers of voice and identity, these poems appear to paint portraits of their subjects — but do so blending observation with invention, memory with deep fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upstart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49213423648991,"sku":"9781776712304","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2185\/3151\/files\/9781776712304.jpg?v=1778977455","url":"https:\/\/lamplightbooks.co.nz\/products\/portrait","provider":"Lamplight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}