Letters to Young People by Glenn Colquhoun
$35.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
“It is difficult to ignore the story of a young person. When they are in pain, that pain seems all the more demanding because they are vulnerable and because their life still lies ahead of them ... I have learnt that the most important medicine they need from me is to listen to these stories, to hold th ...Show more
Lifesongs: Readings for Milestones by Pinky Agnew
$34.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Life Songs: Readings for Milestones contains a selection of readings suitable for all life's celebrations and milestones. From the classic and traditional to the modern and humourous, it contains readings for naming and christening ceremonies, birthday and anniversary celebrations, funerals and memorial ...Show more
Looking Out To Sea by Kevin Ireland
$20.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Here in his 22nd collection of poems, Kevin Ireland is as deft and wise as ever: The perfect loving phrase the one that tongues a dazzling parting thought and leaves a vapour trail across the heart does not force its truths from gravities (or likelihoods from similarities) but weaves an arc of steamy sp ...Show more
Lord Byron by Paul Muldoon
$24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most imp ...Show more
Lost Relatives by Siobhan Harvey
$19.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: Very Good
Siobhan Harvey is the editor of Words Chosen Carefully: New Zealand Writers in Discussion and Our Own Kind: 100 New Zealand Poems about Animals. Her poetry and prose have appeared in many New Zealand and international magazines and anthologies, and have been broadcast on Radio New Zealand.
Love Her Wild: Poetry by Atticus Poetry
$34.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: near fine
For fans of Milk & Honey and Chasers of the Light, the first collection of poetry by Instagram sensation Atticus. Love Her Wild is a collection of new and beloved poems from Atticus, the young writer who has captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of avid followers on his Instagram ac ...Show more
Love Poems for Married People by John Kenney
$24.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Are you in the mood? I am. Let's put the kids down. Have a light dinner. Shower. Maybe not drink so much. And do that thing I would rather do with you than with anyone else. Lie in bed and look at our iPhones. Written with brilliant wit, sharp observation and a big dose of reality, Love Poems for Marrie ...Show more
Meat Lovers by Rebecca Hawkes
$24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A tenderly devastating look at our cows and ourselves by a remarkable new poet.In this dazzling first collection, acclaimed Wellington poet and Canterbury farm-girl Rebecca Hawkes takes a generous bite from the excesses of earthly flesh - first 'Meat', then 'Lovers'.'Meat' is a coming of age in which po ...Show more
Moon in a Bowl of Water by Harlow Michael
$28.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Bound together by myth and music, Michael Harlow's 'The Moon in a Bowl of Water' is a stunning new collection from a poet in complete control of his craft. Harlow is the maestro of the prose poem. Here he presents a collection of small human journeys, with a strong emphasis on narrative. The work is con ...Show more
Mophead Tu: The Queen's Poem by Selina Tusitala Marsh
$24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Mophead
In her bestselling Mophead, poet laureate and fast talking PI Selina Tusitala Marsh recounted her experience growing up Pasifika in Aotearoa and realising how her (and your) difference can make a difference. In Mophead Tu, Selina is crowned Commonwealth Poet and invited to perform for the Queen in Westm ...Show more
More Favourable Waters - Aotearoa poets respond to Dante’s Purgatory by Marco Sonzogni (ed.); Timothy Smith (ed.)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
More Favourable Waters is an anthology of contemporary poets from Aotearoa New Zealand commemorating one of the world's great poets, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), 700 years after his death. The anthology was published on 25 March 2021, which is Dante Day, chosen by the Italian Government to celebrate the ...Show more
More of Us by Adrienne Jansen
$22.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Families, language, fear, loss, food and the victories that can come slowly. These are at the heart of this collection of poems by people who have come to New Zealand as migrants or refugees. More Of Us provides a glimpse into the experiences of this diverse group of people, which includes those who mad ...Show more