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OverviewHere are the cards. Put your hand on them, Close your eyes. You don't want to? But you are blind with them open. Jake Arthur's beguiling second poetry collection opens with a tarot reader coaxing us into a reading over a cup of tea. And in a rush of vivid scenes and impressions, we begin to imagine episodes from, different lives - a woman tries to train a robin; parents anxiously attend a teacher-parent interview; a man is cast overboard and wonders if he will ever be found. Each card prompts a new character to mull over their uncertainties, hopes, obstacles and joys. Loosely inspired by the illustrations of the famous 1909 Rider-Waite tarot deck, with its riotous depictions of magicians, occultists, lovers, fools and angels, these poems have us grappling our way towards a clear path. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jake ArthurPublisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press Imprint: Te Herenga Waka University Press ISBN: 9781776921379ISBN 10: 1776921372 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 13 June 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'An enchanted and enchanting clamour. Intimate, wise, utterly glorious' Catherine Chidgey Author InformationJake Arthur is the author of A Lack of Good Sons, included in the NZ Listener’s Best Poetry of 2023. His poems have appeared in journals including Sport, Mimicry, Food Court, Turbine, Return Flight and Sweet Mammalian. He has a PhD in Renaissance literature and translation from Oxford University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |