The Jaguar
Sarah Holland-Batt
![The Jaguar](https://thumbs.readings.com.au/ubcOernHdSI34Cr5n-rV3nmuIaQ=/0x500/https://readings-v4-production.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/41f/be3/266/41fbe3266ec94cecb543e3996299a4e49d6c8907/978070226550120230616-2-3jrw1q.jpg)
The Jaguar
Sarah Holland-Batt
Winner of the 2023 Stella Prize
Winner of the 2023 Queensland Premier's Awards for a Work of State Significance
With electrifying boldness, 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.
Opening and closing with startling elegies set in the charged moments before and after a death, and fearlessly probing the body’s animal endurance, appetites and metamorphoses, The Jaguar is marked by Holland-Batt’s lyric intensity and linguistic mastery, along with a stark new clarity of voice.
Here, 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. The Jaguar is an indelible collection by a poet at the height of her powers.
This item is in-stock at 8 shops and will ship in 3-4 days
Our stock data is updated periodically, and availability may change throughout the day for in-demand items. Please call the relevant shop for the most current stock information. Prices are subject to change without notice.
Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to a wishlist.