{"product_id":"the-body-country-9780733649820","title":"the body country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Body Country is a collection of poetry that explores the complexities and changing forms of self and love, and encourages the reader to notice the moments that slip through the cracks and to appreciate the power of the land that connects us all. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 26 July 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI keep looking at the stars to see the universe, but the joke is, I am the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Body Country is an evocative exploration of a world that too often marginalises and the power of a land that can offer connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Wergaia and Wemba Wemba woman, Susie Anderson, captures profound meaning in moments often lost in the busyness of a day, encouraging us all to stop and allow ourselves the space to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo notice the shape of a mouth as it says goodbye; the colour of the sky as you fall in love; the way a steering wheel is turned carelessly after many wines; the crunch of dry ground after drought; the smell of fire on the wind; the movement of ants before rain; the power a word, a dress, a piece of art can give to run towards something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are poems that take us across rural and urban settings; from the personal to the universal, from looking inward to mapping the land and always bringing us back to the Country that connects us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnderson pays attention to the moments that slip through the cracks and hands them straight to you in a way that can momentarily stun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Body Country is an evocative exploration of a world that too often marginalises and the power of a land that can offer connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusie captures profound meaning in moments often lost in the busyness of a day, encouraging us all to stop and allow ourselves the space to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWimmera Mail Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 120g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 208 x 134 x 16 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780733649820\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susie Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":45290023321850,"sku":"9780733649820","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1705056614870_book.jpg?v=1705145424","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-body-country-9780733649820","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}