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Watching a craftsman, Briar Lawry

Posted on August 31, 2016 by NZ Books

Strait Men and Other Tales Murray Edmond Steele Roberts, $30.00, ISBN 9781927242988 Strait Men and Other Tales by Murray Edmond is a tricky beast. Its slim spine belies the size and style of the stories within – there’s nothing that…

Tagged with: Briar Lawry, Issue 115, Murray Edmond, Spring 2016, Steele Roberts
Posted in Literature, Review, Short stories

Poetical philosophies, John Dennison

Posted on March 13, 2016 by NZ Books

Song of the Ghost in the Machine Roger Horrocks Victoria University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9780864739858 Shaggy Magpie Songs Murray Edmond Auckland University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9781869408411 Generation Kitchen Richard Reeve Otago University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9781877578922 Roger Horrocks’s Song of…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Autumn 2016, Issue 113, John Dennison, Murray Edmond, Otago University Press, Richard Reeve, Roger Horrocks, Victoria University Press
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

Culture wars, ancient and modern, Hugh Roberts

Posted on August 31, 2015 by NZ Books

The Critic’s Part: Wystan Curnow Art Writings 1971-2013 Wystan Curnow Adam Art Gallery/Victoria University Press, $80.00, ISBN 9780864739322 Then It Was Now Again: Selected Critical Writing Murray Edmond Atuanui Press, $44.00, ISBN 9780992245368 The editors of The Critic’s Part tell…

Tagged with: Adam Art Gallery, Atuanui Press, Hugh Roberts, Issue 111, Murray Edmond, Spring 2015, Victoria University Press, Wystan Curnow
Posted in Essays, Non-fiction, Review

Bovver boys

Posted on December 1, 2011 by NZ Books

What they wrote A taste of contributor comments over our first 20 years On New Zealand Books My hope is that New Zealand Books will provide a forum for frank discussion that dares to rise above the suffocating confines…

Tagged with: Alan Duff, Alan Knowles, Barbara Else, Bernard Carpinter, Bill Manhire, Bill Sewell, Bruce Stewart, Charles Ferrall, Chris Else, Chris Knox, Christopher Tremewan, Colin James, Dale Williams, David Hill, Diane Hebley, Guy Somerset, Hamish Keith, Harry Ricketts, Heather Murray, Hilary Stace, Iain Sharp, Issue 96, Jane Bowron, Jane Stafford, Jane Westaway, John Campbell, Linda Burgess, Linley Boniface, Mark Williams, Murray Edmond, Nelson Wattie, Peter Wells, Roger Robinson, Sue McCauley, Summer 2011, Tom Beard, William Brandt
Posted in Comment

Combing the romantic inheritance, Iain Sharp

Posted on March 1, 2011 by NZ Books

Lives of the Poets John Newton Victoria University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9780864736284 Goya Rules Harvey McQueen HeadworX, $24.99, ISBN 9780473160401 Walls to Kick and Hills to Sing from Murray Edmond Auckland University Press, $24.99, ISBN 9781869404581 When…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Autumn 2011, Harvey McQueen, HeadworX, Iain Sharp, Issue 93, John Newton, Murray Edmond, Victoria University Press
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

Strange days in the language school, Mark Houlahan

Posted on June 1, 2005 by NZ Books

Monkey Miss Her Now & Everything a Teenage Girl Should Know Jack Ross Danger Publications, [no price given], ISBN 047600182X Fool Moon Murray Edmond Auckland University Press, $27.99, ISBN 1869403169 Crosswind Paula Green Auckland University Press, $27.99, ISBN 186940324x Clung…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Danger Publications, Issue 68, Jack Ross, June 2005, Mark Houlahan, Murray Edmond, Paula Green, Sonja Yelich
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

Language and loss, John Dickson

Posted on June 1, 1999 by NZ Books

laminations Murray Edmond Auckland University Press, $19.95, ISBN 1869402227 In the poem “Can that Mango” from Murray Edmond’s latest book, the following lines are spoken (or so a note informs us) by one of two angels who are discussing a…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, December 2000, Issue 46, John Dickson, Murray Edmond
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

Light that fire, Lydia Wevers

Posted on June 1, 1999 by NZ Books

Big Smoke: New Zealand Poems 1960-1975 eds Alan Brunton, Murray Edmond, Michele Leggott Auckland University Press, $49.95, ISBN 869402308 A thick black-and-white book with a beautiful cover illustration by Patrick Hanly taken from the second issue of Freed, Big Smoke…

Tagged with: Alan Brunton, Auckland University Press, December 2000, Issue 46, Lydia Wevers, Michele Leggott, Murray Edmond
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

The panic of O, Jane Stafford

Posted on September 13, 1994 by NZ Books

The Switch Murray Edmond Auckland University Press, $19.95 Dia Michelle Leggott Auckland University Press, $19.95 I teach a second-year university course in modern poetry where one of the chief requirements of the lecturers is to prevent panic. It’s alright, we…

Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Issue 15, Jane Stafford, Michelle Leggott, Murray Edmond, Spring 1994
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review

Recurring images from diverse sources, Charles Croot

Posted on July 1, 1992 by NZ Books

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