Chords by Sam Hunt
$19.99 NZD
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Category: Poetry
Secondhand. Sam Hunt has always believed in the essential musicality of a good poem, a belief that has become more intense over the years.Part 1 of this book, ‘the Chords’ that give this collection its title, are a loosely connected group of poems that he feels are best described as a musical score. Str ...Show more
Dancing By The Light of The Moon: Over 250 Poems to Read, Relish and Recite by Gyles Brandreth
$26.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Pre-order Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasion Includes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this year 'Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness' ...Show more
Five O'Clock Shadows by Richard Langston
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: near fine
From a longdrop that demands binoculars to Caberfeidh in the Catlins where his father picked plums from the passing train, Richard Langston writes poems that return over and over to the land. Born to a Lebanese immigrant family in Dunedin, and a Country Calendar director by trade, he is constantly refre ...Show more
Fourteen Poems to say I Love You by VARIOUS AUTHORS
$15.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
How many ways are there to say the words "I love you"? According to poetry, the ways are countless and rich with room for humour, lust, tenderness and a healthy dose of self-mockery. These fourteen poems are not about love but declare it with an immediacy that's captivating and irresistible. Longing may ...Show more
Gathering Evidence by Caoilinn Hughes
$28.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
With pinpoint accuracy, virtuosity and humour, Caoilinn Hughes aligns scientific and poetic venturing. In this striking debut collection she focuses on moments of discovery, from the first controlled nuclear reaction to the shape of an avalanche as witnessed from its catchment area. These are epiphanies ...Show more
Goddess Muscle by Karlo Mila
$34.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
This long-awaited poetry collection from award-winning Pasifika poet Karlo Mila spans work written over a decade. The poems are both personal and political. They trace the effect of defining issues such as racism, poverty, violence, climate change and power on Pasifika peoples, Aotearoa and beyond. They ...Show more
Graft by Helen Heath
$28.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
To graft something is to fix two things together like tree branches or skin to heal or grow something new. The word graft originates from the Old Norse groftr, meaning to dig, and is also linked with the verb grave, an ancient Germanic one also meaning to dig. The poems in Graft attempt to bring things ...Show more
Grimoire by Robin Robertson
$39.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
The new book from the author of The Long Take, shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of both the Walter Scott Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize.Like some lost chapters from the Celtic folk tradition, Grimoire tells stories of ordinary people caught up, suddenly, in the extraordinary: tales of violenc ...Show more
Groovy Fish and Other Poems by Paula Green
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Author of the award-winning Letterbox Cat, Paula Green's bright new poems have grown out of titles collected from her fans: the children who follow her online at Poetry Box and curl up inside the covers of her books. These poems dash and dart, whisper and purr tell of tap-dancing fish, cheese-spaghetti ...Show more
Halcyon Ghosts by Sam Sampson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
A collection that takes flight in many directions but remains grounded by the keen intent and ability of this award-winning poet. Halcyon Ghosts presents thirteen poems, thirteen shapes of knowing – from the cinematic reel ‘The Kid’, splicing stills of the poet’s grandmother and Charlie Chaplin, to the ...Show more