The Best of Banjo Paterson: An Illustrated Collection by Gary Allen
85.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Banjo Paterson's ability to evoke the sights, sounds and smells of the bush as well as the strength and character of the people who lived there has made him one of Australia's best loved literary figures. This book is illustrated with engravings from the 1880s and 1890s that have been coloured using the ...Show more
The Even More Complete Book of Australian Verse by John Clarke
29.95 NZD
Category: Poetry
Possibly the most important anthology ever published. In a single edition the history of literature is turned upside down by the revelation that the worldâs great poets were, in fact, all Australians. Long suspected, this is now confirmed by carbon dating and DNA profiling. The names will be familiar ...Show more
99 Ways Into New Zealand Poetry by Paula Green; Harry Ricketts
39.99 NZD
44.99 (11% off)
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
This book celebrates the richness and variety of New Zealand poetry by outlining many of the numerous ways to read - and write - poems. It offers 80 key poems that showcase different aspects of the genre, as well as commentary from 25 poets about what inspired them to write specific works. With insightf ...Show more
The Goose Bath by Janet Frame
9.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: The Janet Frame Collection | Reading Level: very good
'The sweet daily bread of language. Smell it rising in its given warmth taste it through the stink of tears and yesterdays and eat it anywhere with any angel in sight.' Janet Frame used to keep geese, using the base of an old garden fountain as their bath. In later years the geese went but the bath was ...Show more
A Well Written Body full of verse and code under its folds by Poems by Karlo Mila (paintings by Delicia Sampero)
29.99 NZD
35.00 (14% off)
Category: Poetry
A clever, modern and sensitive collection of poetry - a collaborative venture between artist (Delicia Sampero) and poet (Karlo Mila). After reading the first draft of the poems, Delicia envisaged a ten metre painting - a continuous allegory of hte black butterfly. As Delicia's paintings emerged, Karlo w ...Show more
Tapa Talk by Serie Barford
22.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
When you cut x-rays They utter a peculiar cry But starfish split silently Make more of themselves To fill up empty spaces Something the lonely could do This collection of poetry explores the separation of and connections between people, places, and cultures. There are transformations from ba ...Show more
Niu Voices: Contemporary Pacific Fiction 1 by Karlo Mila et al
24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
A fascinating collection of poetry, short stories and novel extracts by Pacific writers, mostly based in New Zealand. They span the streets and sands of the diverse South Pacific, and their themes include love, relationships and identity. Among the authors are strong women, new and notable names such as ...Show more
Swings and Roundabouts: Poems on Parenthood by Emma Neale Ed.)
36.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: near fine
Eighty of the finest poems on parenthood brought together in an endearing, intelligent and accessible anthology by editor Emma Neale. Attractively packaged to be of gift-book quality, this anthology is beautifully illustrated with outstanding photographs of babies and young children. Editor Emma Neale's ...Show more
Here Comes Another Vital Moment by Diane Brown
24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Memoir, poetry and travel intertwine in this lively, thoughtful and very readable book that considers when the ordinary becomes vital. For Diane such moments come when crossing boundaries: of countries, cultures and language; from poetry to prose; from past to present; personal to universal. First publ ...Show more
Spirit Abroad : A second selection of New Zealand spiritual verse by Paul Morris, Harry Ricketts & Mike Grimshaw (eds)
39.95 NZD
Category: Poetry
This selection, like its predecessor Spirit in a Strange Land, comprises approximately 100 poems. It is divided into six sections - these sections are frames around the notion of New Zealand identity and the hotly contested debates about who we are: * Iconic Kiwis * Waitangi and beyond * Anzacs * W ...Show more
Footfall (Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate 04) by Brian Turner
34.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Brian Turner was appointed New Zealand's fourth Te Mata Estate Poet Laureate in March 2003: The laureateship has a term of 2 years with twin aims of honouring the work of New Zealnd's foremost poets and raising the profile of poetry in the community. Brian Turner has published eight other collections of ...Show more