{"product_id":"lost-lake-by-bella-li","title":"'Lost Lake' by Bella Li","description":"\u003ch4\u003ePart poetry collection, part artist's book, part archival collage, \u003cem\u003eLost Lake\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the more distinctive works to emerge from Australian experimental poetry in the last decade.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBella Li constructs the book from fragments, images, found materials and lyrical sequences that drift between memory, geography and dream logic. Rather than presenting a single narrative, the work accumulates meaning through juxtaposition, creating a reading experience that feels closer to wandering through a gallery or a forgotten archive than following a conventional collection of poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe physical design is integral to the work itself. Images, colour-coded sections, visual interruptions and carefully constructed page layouts become part of the poetry's meaning, exploring questions of place, migration, absence, identity and reconstruction. The result is a book that rewards slow reading and repeated returns, sitting comfortably alongside contemporary hybrid writers such as Anne Carson, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha and Bhanu Kapil while retaining a distinctly Australian sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback original edition, Vagabond Press 2018. Very good condition with clean pages, tight binding and minimal signs of handling.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45725420093523,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/thebowerbooker-2026-06-22T172436.386.png?v=1782113090","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/lost-lake-by-bella-li","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}