{"product_id":"i-felt-like-a-fight-alright-by-ruth-carr","title":"'i felt like a fight, alright?' by Ruth Carr","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-5\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-5\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a13ebf1-e3bc-83ec-8e04-eb5854921a4e-5\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-90\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"cb395256-ac85-40aa-8bd7-82bdaea22791\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eRuth Carr’s \u003cem data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"54\"\u003ei felt like a fight, alright?\u003c\/em\u003e is a strange little artefact from the frontwoman of New Zealand electronic band Minuit.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"11\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eIt's part poetry collection, part lyric-book, part notebook debris, part miniature emotional weapons cache. It gathers one-liners, poems, lyrics and short prose pieces that have the vibe of being emptied from pockets after surviving several lives and found. The tone moves between deadpan, devotional, wounded and absurd. There are poems about death, god, movies, bodies, fear, private mythology, refusal, and the strange theatrical business of staying alive while pretending not to make a scene. Carr’s lines often have the snap of lyrics but the looseness of marginalia: small pieces that look casual until they bite. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1427\"\u003eNot sleek. Not institutional. Much better: odd, alive, scrappy, emotionally sharp, and very much its own little feral system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1921\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst edition, published by Minuit Productions Ltd, 2011. Paperback with illustrations, handwritten elements, poems, lyrics and short prose throughout. Some shelf wear and rubbing to cover and edges; light corner wear visible. Interior clean and intact. Uncommon New Zealand music\/literary object; price reflects scarcity and cult appeal rather than mass-market poetry logic, which is usually where joy goes to be audited.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44658042765395,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-05-26T140929.232.png?v=1779768590","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/i-felt-like-a-fight-alright-by-ruth-carr","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}