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Slow exposure, Alan Knowles
Into the Light: A History of New Zealand Photography David Eggleton Craig Potton Publishing, $59.99, ISBN 1877333549 A history of New Zealand through photography: at long last the poor cousin of art and literature has crawled out from the black…
Tagged with: Alan Knowles, Craig Potton Publishing, David Eggleton, Issue 80, Summer 2007
Posted in Non-fiction, Photography, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Photography, Review
Then and now, Peter Ireland
Aberhart Gregory O’Brien and Justin Paton (eds) Victoria University Press, $125.00, ISBN 9780864735560 It’s given to few artists – in their lifetimes, at least – to be known simply by their surname. The great 20th century instance was Picasso, a…
Tagged with: Gregory O’Brien, Issue 80, Justin Paton, Peter Ireland, Summer 2007, Victoria University Press
Posted in Non-fiction, Photography, Review
Posted in Non-fiction, Photography, Review
So far, so George, Paula Boock
When She Became He: A Change for Good John Thorp Cape Catley, $27.99, ISBN 1877340073 When I worked as a publisher a well-worn line about New Zealand autobiographies was that only All Blacks and politicians could sell enough to make…
Tagged with: Cape Catley, Issue 80, John Thorp, Paula Boock, Summer 2007
Posted in Gender, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Gender, Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Sounds like us, Harry Ricketts
Classic New Zealand Poets in Performance Jack Ross and Jan Kemp (eds) Auckland University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781869403676 Contemporary New Zealand Poets in Performance Jack Ross and Jan Kemp (eds) Auckland University Press, $45.00, ISBN 9781869403959 Wordsworth had a Northern…
Tagged with: Auckland University Press, Issue 80, Jack Ross, Jan Kemp, Summer 2007
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Polishing a grubby art, Duncan Campbell
The Vertical Harp: Selected Poems of Li He Mike Johnson (retrans) Titus Books, $42.95, ISBN 9781877441035 By all accounts, the Chinese poet Li He, who died in 816 at the age of 26, was the oddest of the major poets…
Tagged with: Duncan Campbell, Issue 80, Mike Johnson, Summer 2007, Titus Books
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Watering down debate, Simon Upton
The Water Thieves Sam Mahon Longacre Press, $34.99, ISBN 1877361518 New Zealand is a largely debate-free zone. A couple of years ago, I co-authored an article on the Resource Management Act. Three of us – a partner in a national…
Tagged with: Issue 80, Longacre Press, Sam Mahon, Simon Upton, Summer 2007
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Memoir, Non-fiction, Review
Slurries of history, Hugh Roberts
The Year of Adverbs Elizabeth Smither Auckland University Press, $14.95, ISBN 9781869403942 Just Poetry Alistair Te Ariki Campbell HeadworX, $19.99, ISBN 9780473124982 The Pop-up Book of Invasions Fiona Farrell Auckland University Press, $25.00, ISBN 9781869403881 Villon in Millerton James Norcliffe…
Tagged with: Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, Auckland University Press, Elizabeth Smither, Fiona Farrell, HeadworX, Hugh Roberts, Issue 80, Summer 2007
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
Posted in Literature, Poetry, Review
On a wing and a prayer, Christine Johnston
How to Watch a Bird Steve Braunias Awa Press, $24.99, ISBN 9780958262965 Steve Braunias is preaching to the converted in the case of this reviewer, who lives within cooee of native bush and shallow water. I can admire white-faced herons…
Tagged with: Awa Press, Christine Johnston, Issue 80, Steve Braunias, Summer 2007
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Natural History, Non-fiction, Review
Double jeopardy, Anne Else
Looking Back, Moving Forward: The Janus Women’s Convention 2005 Dale Williams (ed) The Janus Trust, price not available, ISBN 095826452X Hands up all those who immediately switch off as soon as they see those tedious, ever-so-70s words “w—n” or “f—–sm”? …
Tagged with: Anne Else, Dale Williams, Issue 80, Summer 2007, The Janus Trust
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review
Posted in Gender, Non-fiction, Review
They are not alone, Margaret Beames
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