99 Ways Into New Zealand Poetry By Paula Green and Harry Ricketts (Vintage, RRP $44.99): This massive 624-page beast of a book looks a little daunting at first glance but don’t let the size of the thing put you off. New Zealand has a diverse range of very talented people who have produced some...
Cassino: City of Martyrs/Citta Martire By Robert Sullivan (Huia, RRP $30): Poet Robert Sullivan has produced a collection of poetry that pays tribute to those who fought and died in Italy during World War II. The pages of this book relay his thoughts as he travels through the cities in Italy that his grandfather...
The Black River By C K Stead (Auckland University Press, $25): It may come as a surprise to some who know me when I say I like poetry. Not the flowery stuff of Shakespeare (no, that’s not an invitation for Shakespeare geeks to inundate me with reasons his poetry isn’t flowery) and not the...
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