{"product_id":"portrait-9781776712304","title":"Portrait","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackson McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Auckland University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781776712304","brand":"Auckland University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47907263479945,"sku":"9781776712304","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_93531b28-4f75-44f1-b44e-b3896670ac80.jpg?v=1785886599","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/portrait-9781776712304","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}