The Ski Flier
Maria MacMillan
Victoria University Press, $25.00,
ISBN 9781776561131
Vanishing Points
Michele Leggott
Auckland University Press, $28.00,
ISBN 9781869408749
Tightrope
Selina Tusitala Marsh
Auckland University Press, $28.00,
ISBN 9781869408725
Poetry seems to have reclaimed what someone called “the big speech” – eloquence, public speech, heightened language. Poets are reaching to expand their audiences and expressive range. It’s as if the bard has climbed back on the rock, tiring of contemplation and private conversation. These three poets are highly distinctive voices, using varieties of big speech to deserved acclaim in very different ways.