{"title":"June Jordan","description":"\u003cp\u003eJune Jordan’s work explores identity, passion, and the human spirit with striking clarity and emotional depth. Her poetry, including collections like \u003cem\u003eHaruko\/Love Poems\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePassion\u003c\/em\u003e, weaves intimate reflections with broader cultural and political themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to thoughtful, evocative writing will find Jordan's voice both powerful and tender, offering insight into the complexities of love, art, and social justice within the rich landscape of \u003cstrong\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"passion-by-june-jordan-9780241752425","title":"Passion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are the ones we have been waiting for\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems of radical love, urgency, and global consciousness reach across borders to break open the silence of oppression and the taboo, liberating both body and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLively and enigmatic, \u003cem\u003ePassion\u003c\/em\u003e is June Jordan's most accomplished and animated collection. Her virtuosic, resolute words have inspired generations of readers and activists across the world, from Nobel Laureates to US Presidents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46463385108716,"sku":"9780241752425","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241752425.jpg?v=1747871373"},{"product_id":"harukolove-poems-by-june-jordan-9781800814813","title":"Haruko\/Love Poems","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn trailblazing poet, essayist, teacher and activist June Jordan's poems, love is a vision of revolutionary solidarity, crossing borders both emotional and literal with an outstretched hand. \u003cem\u003eHaruko\u003c\/em\u003e traces the faltering arc of a passionate love affair with another woman while \u003cem\u003eLove Poems\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses relationships with men and women, political resistance, the need for self-care in a demanding, uncaring world and apocalyptic visions of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA contemporary of Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Audre Lorde, June Jordan's spectacular poetry remains profoundly politically potent, lyrically inventive and breathtakingly romantic. First published in 1994, \u003cem\u003eHaruko\/Love Poems\u003c\/em\u003e is a vitally important modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430826131692,"sku":"9781800814813","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781800814813.jpg?v=1774558391"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/june-jordan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}