{"product_id":"9781922571137","title":"Glass Flowers","description":"Author: Diane Fahey\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922571137\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Puncher and Wattmann\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Oct 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 140\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGlass Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, Diane Fahey explores many kinds of space - the enclosed spaces of rooms, art galleries, hospital wards, prehistoric caves, the airy, flowing spaces of gardens, and the sky\u0026amp;#x27;s infinite life. Her intense engagement with the natural world moves in new directions, \u0026amp;#x27;as we approach the summer years\u0026amp;#x27;. While some poems convey the freedom of the present moment - imaged by the long glide of a kelp gull, \u0026amp;#x27;a yielding, shaping gesture\u0026amp;#x27; - others invoke the uncanny, as in \u0026amp;#x27;\u003ci\u003eUnearthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;#x27; where clouds at sunset, photographed from a space station, send out into space \u003ci\u003ethousand-mile shadows \/ cutting through that cold radiance, \/ probing the void.\u003c\/i\u003e Fahey also directs her gaze at various kinds of creativity - in particular, paintings that explore the inner life of rooms, and self-portraits built from \u003ci\u003ecoils and surges of \/ colour incarnate\u003c\/i\u003e. The title sequence, based on paintings inspired by the \u003ci\u003eGlass Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, combines a far-reaching imaginative ambit with an accent of contemplative calm:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the long stems\u003cbr\u003eseemingly\u003cbr\u003elit from within -\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ethey too know the touch\u003cbr\u003eof sky-shine, the quixotic\u003cbr\u003elife of clouds.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet's call it\u003cbr\u003ethe provisional sublime.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, \u003ci\u003eA Death in Winter\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequence on the life and death of Leo Semanpillai, a Tamil refugee to Australia, brings forward a tragic narrative of oppression endured to the furthest limit of courage and hope, one that is emblematic of our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861505790110,"sku":"ADS-9781922571137","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922571137.jpg?v=1779253159","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922571137","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}