{"product_id":"bright-fear","title":"Bright Fear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollowing their award-winning debut, Fleche (2019), comes Mary Jean Chan's gleaming second collection: \u003cem\u003eBright Fear\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough poems which engage fearlessly with intertwined themes of identity, multilingualism and postcolonial legacy, Chan's latest work explores a family's evolving dynamics, as well as microaggressions stemming from queerphobia and anti-Asian racism that accompanied the Covid pandemic. Yet \u003cem\u003eBright Fear\u003c\/em\u003e remains deeply attuned to moments of beauty, tenderness and grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt asks how we might find a home within our own bodies, in places both distant and near, and in the 'constructed space' of the poem. The contemplative central sequence, Ars Poetica, traces the radically healing and transformative role of poetry during the poet's teenage and adult years, culminating in a polyphonic reconciliation of tongues. Throughout, Chan offers us new and galvanising ways to 'withstand the quotidian tug- \/ of-war between terror and love'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mary Jean Chan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44085776253185,"sku":"9780571378906","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-10-13T135503.685.png?v=1697201712","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/bright-fear","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}