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Twenty-five women spanning two generations, Rosemary du Plessis
Minding Children: Managing Men: Conflict and Compromise in the Lives of Postwar Pakeha Women Helen May, Bridget Williams Books, Wellington, 1992, $34.95 Did Pakeha women after the Second World War happily retreat into their home – tying on their aprons,…
Tagged with: Bridget Williams Books, Helen May, Issue 5, Rosemary du Plessis, Winter 1992
Posted in Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Posted in Gender, History, Non-fiction, Review, Sociology
Poem — Michael Harlow
No problem, but not easy This is the Green Man He lives at the corner of Hello Street and Goodbye. He lives in a house. Alchemy House. When you stand close to him He is surely a man, you…
1992’s reviewer of the year and the best review pages, Fiona Kidman
We are delighted to be able to publish a condensed version of Fiona Kidman’s invaluable report on the 1992 competitions: Having been both reviewer and reviewed over many years, I have a fair idea of the importance of reviews, rejoicing…
Recurring images from diverse sources, Charles Croot
From The Word Go Murray Edmond, Auckland University Press, 1992, $16.95 Small Stories of Devotion Dinah Hawken, Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1991, $19.95 Murray Edmond’s fifth collection is an uneven performance. This poet’s strength lies in his powers of observation…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Charles Croot, Dinah Hawken, Issue 5, Murray Edmond, Victoria University Press, Winter 1992
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
June 1992: Music and the arts, House Notes
The Great New Zealand Songbook Les Cleveland, Godwit, Auckland, 1991, $29.95 Les Cleveland’s friendly and informal approach illuminates this collection of 60 New Zealand songs from early ballads to goldrush classics and Ruru Karaitiana’s ‘Blue Smoke’. An excellent introduction is…
Tagged with: Godwit, Harrison Bray, Issue 5, John M Jennings, Les Cleveland, Mike Harding, Nota Bene Music, Philip Norman, Ross Harvey, School of Music, The Canterbury Series of Bibliographies, University of Canterbury, Winter 1992
Posted in Literature, Music, Non-fiction, Pacific, Plays, Review, Sociology
Posted in Literature, Music, Non-fiction, Pacific, Plays, Review, Sociology
Poets from the Hazard Press and AUP, Max Anderson
In the First Place David Howard, Hazard Press, Christchurch, 1992, $19.95 Slow Passes Alan Brunton, Auckland University Press, 1991, $24.95 Karitane Postcards Rob Allan, Hazard Press, Christchurch, 1992, $19.95 Return to the Earth Graham Lindsay, Hazard Press, Christchurch, 1992, $19.95…
Tagged with: Alan Brunton, Auckland University Press, David Howard, Graham Lindsay, Hazard Press, Issue 5, Max Anderson, Mike Minehan, Rob Allan, Winter 1992
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Three assured poets, Janet Wilson
Wakeful Nights: Poems Selected and New Fiona Kidman, Vintage, Auckland, 1991, $19.95 New and Selected Poems Lauris Edmond, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1991, $24.95 Time Zones Fleur Adcock, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1991, $24.95 In their range and assurance these…
Tagged with: Fiona Kidman, Fleur Adcock, Issue 5, Janet Wilson, Lauris Edmond, Oxford University Press, Vintage, Winter 1992
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Eileen Mayo, Painter/ Designer, J M Thomson
Eileen Mayo, Painter/ Designer National Library of New Zealand, PO Box 1467, Wellington, $29.70 The inspiriting exhibition of Eileen Mayo’s work in the National Library Gallery is matched by this impeccably produced and stylish catalogue, which faithful to its subject…
Tagged with: Eileen Mayo, Issue 5, J M Thomson, John Mansfield Thomson, Winter 1992
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Art, Non-fiction, Review
Editorial — Issue 5
J M Thomson: The longevity of books Sixty-six publications are reviewed in this issue, some by necessity at shorter length, and a number of others are mentioned elsewhere in articles such as Ron Palenski’s survey of sports writing in New…