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Coming Ashore by Peter Bland
19.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Award-winning poet and a distinguished actor Peter Bland (Came a Hot Friday) was born in Yorkshire and emigrated to NZ in 1954. In this new collection he continues 'to give the world back to itself'' with insight, energy and tact. Vivid - witty - original - accessible ...the perfect introduction to poet ...Show more
Hunting Elephants by Peter Bland
19.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
At 80, Peter Bland's new collection celebrates what he calls 'the extraordinary in the ordinary'. There's a remarkable imaginative zest in this new work that follows on from his highly popular Breath Dances.
Loss by Peter Bland
19.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A moving sequence of poems written in the year following the death of Peter Bland's wife, Beryl.
Mr Maui's Monologues by Peter Bland
24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: near fine
DoP - April 2008 80pp Peter Bland's seventh collection of poems. In this new collection his use of the dramatic monologue and his mastery of everyday speech show him to be as moving, humorous and insightful as ever.
Peter Bland - Collected Poems 1956 - 2011 by Peter Bland
44.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
This volume makes possible a proper assessment of the scope and stature of Peter Bland's work. These poems - often witty and beautiful - are a lifetime's achievement, a testament to an ongoing power to engage us in his vision. Peter Bland arrived in New Zealand in 1954 and since the 1970's has divid ...Show more
Starkey the Gentle Pirate by Peter Bland
19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
In his latest story for children, the old pirate Starkey, from the crew in Peter Pan, sets out on a final voyage to find Captain Hook's buried gold ...but the journey itself turns out to be the real treasure. Nikki Slade Robinson's bright, lively illustrations bring the characters to life.
The Happy Garden: New & Selected Poems for Children by Peter Bland
24.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
Peter Bland’s collected poems for children are a major addition to a poetic presence spanning over sixty years. He began writing these poems for his own children in the 1950s, and has continued ever since … “Beguiled,” he says, “by the physicality of the childhood imagination, a sense of performance, an ...Show more
When Gulls Fly High by Peter Bland
30.00 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
When Gulls Fly High is actor and poet Peter Bland's second collection of children's verse following the popular The Night Kite. Beautifully illustrated by Peter's daughter, Joanna Bland, this lively, humourous and often thought-provoking collection of poetry will appeal to readers of all ages.
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