{"product_id":"portrait-paperback-1","title":"Portrait - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJackson McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFunerals happen. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou walk past one \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eand call it a Tuesday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eafternoon; the sun \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ecomes down. This \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eis how it happens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA crowd gathers like black water, the mind forgets the mind, memories come knocking in the hallway, a pair of hands perfect the moon: \u003cem\u003ePortrait\u003c\/em\u003e is the debut poetry collection by Jackson McCarthy. Desire, time, vision, beauty, and solitude count among this collection's obsessions -- obsessions rendered with such close-up intensity that even Death seems to reverse or suspend its trajectory. Interrupting this lyrical streak, we hear from a narrator whose tragicomic dedication to art over life results in fraught, surreal misunderstandings of the world around him. \u003cem\u003ePortrait\u003c\/em\u003e, too, is invested in its own artfulness. Playing with layers of voice and identity, these poems appear to paint portraits of their subjects -- but do so blending observation with invention, memory with deep fantasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJackson McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet based in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. He is of Lebanese, Maori, and Pakeha descent. His poetry has been published widely in Aotearoa literary journals, including \u003cem\u003eLandfall Tauraka\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOrongohau Best New Zealand Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Spinoff\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStarling\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSweet Mammalian\u003c\/em\u003e. His first book, \u003cem\u003ePortrait\u003c\/em\u003e, was published by Auckland University Press in 2026. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48753870438649,"sku":"9781776712304","price":38.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Awcz0Ayev49781776712304.webp?v=1785848110","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/portrait-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}