{"product_id":"lucy-uncatalogued-john-moody-9781639807376","title":"Lucy Uncatalogued","description":"I still remember where I was the first time I heard John Moody read from his collection of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucy Uncatalogued\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and his masterful use of language, which anchors this collection with a reverence for both the literal and metaphorical search for self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy, the famous Australopithecus afarensis, is the symbolic cornerstone around which the collection orbits. Through Moody's deep, lyrical exploration of history, memory, and identity, Lucy becomes more than just a prehistoric fossil - she represents the universal search for origins, the complexity of human evolution, and the delicate interplay between our past and present selves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoody's exploration is not just scientific or intellectual. It is spiritual. This collection is a triumph of poetry that speaks to the heart as much as the intellect. Moody's exploration of human origins is not only a literal excavation of a species' past but a profound meditation on our collective search for meaning, an uncovering of the dirt and mess and depth of what it is, has always been, to be human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatharine Mcfarlane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning Scottish poet and educator\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoody writes with such an understanding of what has been discovered that it is not perceived of as separate from the poet. This intrinsic relationship unites him with Lucy. It is about balance and understanding... as a white male inhabiting the life or space or existence of a female it is his non-threatening position in this, his awakening to Lucy and to her experience and life that leads to understanding of her. Moody voices Lucy's feelings, her thoughts, her exposure, even her 'rape'. So, in fact, he is sympathetic to her exploitation and her clinical treatment, which disregarded her humanity; while Lucy was helpless in this, Moody gifts her humanity in his words. She is an object, unable to speak, do or act so is given his voice. There could be reaction against this as Lucy had no choice, but Moody is aligned with her, not against her and lends her his voice, which otherwise would require her to remain as an object and thus silent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Cardow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Associate Tutor (Creativity Culture \u0026amp; Faith), Glasgow University\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Moody\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639807373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639807376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"John Moody","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437483929855,"sku":"9781639807376","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae9ff5d1-e6ca-40a3-b121-fcc2935bcded.jpg?v=1777162120","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lucy-uncatalogued-john-moody-9781639807376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}