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This collection crafts a bridge between the everyday and the extraordinary, allowing readers to find beauty in unexpected places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hazards\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e further cements her place as a powerful voice in contemporary poetry. With each poem, she masterfully addresses the unpredictable and untamed aspects of life, illuminating hidden corners and challenging conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Jaguar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e continues this journey, offering readers a bold and fearless exploration of inner and outer worlds. Her evocative storytelling invites introspection and cultivates a deeper understanding of the themes that define the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Holland-Batt's poetry collections are perfect for anyone intrigued by the relationship between language and life. Her work will captivate and inspire, inviting you to linger on every word and embrace the profound beauty of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-jaguar-by-sarah-holland-batt-9780702265501","title":"The Jaguar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA stunning new collection from one of Australia's finest poets - her most impressive work yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith electrifying boldness and fearlessness of vision, Sarah Holland-Batt confronts what it means to be mortal in an astonishing and deeply humane portrait of a father's Parkinson's Disease, and a daughter forged by grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOpening and closing with startling elegies set in the charged moments before and after a death, and compulsively probing the body's animal endurance and appetites, along with the metamorphoses of long illness, \u003cem\u003eThe Jaguar\u003c\/em\u003e is marked by Holland-Batt's distinctive lyric intensity and linguistic mastery, along with a stark new clarity of voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection Holland-Batt is at her most exacting and uncompromising—these ferociously intelligent, insistent poems refuse to look away, and challenge us to view ruthless witness as a form of love. \u003cem\u003eThe Jaguar\u003c\/em\u003e is a devastating and mesmerising collection by a poet at the height of her powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46554413727980,"sku":"9780702265501","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/298993482438.jpg?v=1750085798"},{"product_id":"aria-by-sarah-holland-batt-9780702236754","title":"Aria","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Holland-Batt's \u003cem\u003eAria\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2007 Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, is an impressive addition to this award-winning series. 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