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Civilisation safe, Hilary Stace
Parliament’s Library: 150 Years John E Martin Steele Roberts, $59.99, ISBN 9781877448430 Freedom to Read: A Centennial History of Dunedin Public Library Mary Ronnie Dunedin Public Libraries and the Dunedin Public Library Association $40.00, ISBN 9780473134624 In these uncertain times…
Tagged with: Dunedin Public Libraries, Dunedin Public Library Association, Hilary Stace, Issue 87, John E Martin, Mary Ronnie, Spring 2009, Steele Roberts
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in History, Non-fiction, Review
A dollop of literary life, Sue McCauley
Beside the Dark Pool Fiona Kidman Vintage, $37.99, ISBN 9781869790592 Such a seductive title for a memoir, hinting at murky depths of angst, turmoil and scandal. The stuff we hope, in fact expect, to find in the autobiography of a…
Tagged with: Fiona Kidman, Issue 87, Spring 2009, Sue McCauley, Vintage
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Strength and integrity, Graeme McIndoe
Long Live the Modern: New Zealand’s New Architecture 1904-1984 Julia Gatley (ed) Auckland University Press, $64.99, ISBN 9781869404154 In this unashamedly celebratory volume, Julia Gatley has exercised a judicious eye in selecting and describing virtuoso architecture from all eras. Long…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Graeme McIndoe, Issue 87, Julia Gatley, Spring 2009
Posted in Architecture, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Architecture, Non-fiction, Review
Voicing, Harry Ricketts
The Rocky Shore Jenny Bornholdt Victoria University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9780864735805 The Rocky Shore is Jenny Bornholdt’s ninth volume of poems, published over the last 20 years. Its six extended sequences, “Confessional”, “The Rocky Shore”, “Willow”, “Fitter Turner”, “A Long…
Tagged with: Harry Ricketts, Issue 87, Jenny Bornholdt, Spring 2009, Victoria University Press
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Poem – Miro Bilbrough
Door-snake Door-snake got rolled. Dumped on the fringes of a shabby precinct, night. Door-snake was outsize, dirty puce. I mean, fat. Man-size. Spent the evening carousing in a low-life joint. Fleshy, hairless and invertebrate too. No wonder door-snake got…
Letters – Issue 87
From the heart Linda Burgess’ review of Chicken Feathers in the Winter issue of NZB was warm and kind and I thank her for that. She made a comment that has been echoed by other reviewers, that the book was…
Teacup warriors, Les Cleveland
Fernleaf Cairo: New Zealanders at Maadi Camp Alex Hedley (with Megan Hutching) HarperCollins, $36.39, ISBN 9781869507718 Grey Ghosts: New Zealand Vietnam Vets Talk About their War Deborah Challinor HarperCollins, $36.99, ISBN 9781869507718 Things Have Been Pretty Lively: The Great War…
Tagged with: Alex Hedley, Deborah Challinor, Doug King, Fraser Books, HarperCollins, Issue 87, Les Cleveland, Megan Hutching, Neil Frances, Patricia Stroud, Spring 2009, Wairarapa Archives
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review, War
Posted in Autobiography, Biography, History, Non-fiction, Review, War
Issue 87 | Spring 2009
Volume 19 | Number 3 | Issue 87 | Spring 2009 Letters Harry Ricketts: Jenny Bornholdt, The Rocky Shore Sue McCauley: Fiona Kidman, Beside the Dark Pool Michael Hulse: Vincent O’Sullivan, Further Convictions Pending: Poems 1998-2008 Murray Bramwell: Janet…
Obituary — Terry Sturm
Terry Sturm (1941-2009) Terry Sturm, a major figure in the literary culture of New Zealand for more than a quarter of a century, died in June in Auckland after a long and characteristically tenacious battle with cancer. He would have…
Poets for the ear, Hugh Roberts
James K Baxter: Poems Sam Hunt (ed) Auckland University Press, $29.99, ISBN 9781869404345 Doubtless: New and Selected Poems Sam Hunt Craig Potton Publishing, $29.99, ISBN 9781877333811 Googling the phrase “New Zealand’s greatest poet” finds hits evenly divided between James K…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Craig Potton Publishing, Hugh Roberts, Issue 87, James K Baxter, Sam Hunt, Spring 2009
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review