{"product_id":"arsenic-flower-9780733653636","title":"Arsenic Flower","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dakota Feirer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Australian \u0026amp; Oceanian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning poetry collection from black\u0026amp;write! fellowship winner Dakota Feirer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIn this breathtaking debut collection, Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr man Dakota Feirer potently explores the legacy of generational trauma and the cultural wisdom of First Nations people. In a landscape of loss, his words act as both spear and shield. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith dazzling imagery and rhythms inspired by lo-fi hip-hop, these poems confront the violence of colonialism that echoes still in the complexities of blak masculinity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on cultural memories sprung from stolen Country, bloodstained soil, broken promises and poisoned waterholes, Feirer's words roar and whisper as he gives voice to silenced histories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArsenic Flower\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning mosaic of intimate poetry. These words are spears pointing toward truth and shattering the myth that we are all equal on stolen land.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Dakota Feirer's writing carries the force of a lightning strike and the flow of an ancient river current. This collection is overflowing with rhythm, wisdom and urgency. A startlingly fresh voice.' \u003cb\u003eJAZZ MONEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A powerful, diverse, original and very heartfelt collection of poems.' \u003cb\u003eJEANINE LEANE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'With his award-winning debut collection, Dakota Feirer summons his Ancestors and yours. Expect to be haunted and held as you gather by the river for ritual, remembrance and reckoning.' \u003cb\u003eKIRLI SAUNDERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Dakota Feirer is a poet of great skill. Each work in this collection is a song, every line a layer of our sense of selves as Mob. Feirer is also a poet who respects those who have walked and written before him. I know this through his words.' \u003cb\u003eTONY BIRCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Tender and intimate . . . Feirer writes with a biting, subversive edge . . . clear in language and boldly creative in form' \u003cb\u003eBOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Exquisite, profound and deeply moving' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVOGUE AUSTRALIA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Hachette Australia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47773721460887,"sku":"9780733653636","price":1882.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780733653636.webp?v=1777981163","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/arsenic-flower-9780733653636","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}