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for the Stage by Amelia Herrero-Kidman.
Poetry. Dreams and
nightmares follow the writer and those she writes about. Her vision of the world
is surprising, raw and often painful in its honesty. 2004
Only
a Bullet Will Stop me Now by
Niel Wright.
Poetry. Death of mates is a perennial kiwi theme as in this book. John
Lennon was shot in 1980. Did he die that others of us should survive? 2004
The
Estuary of Komo by Moshé Liba.
The poem is written in the best tradition of great
African poets. It is acommitment, a protest, a lament for the children of
Africa, for the forests of the black continent .2004
The
Singing Harp by Iain Sharp.
This is his first book of verse since 1985. Everything sings, he insists,
if you listen hard enough. But this might be just a buzz in his failing ears.
2004
They
Drank Kava
by
Moshé Liba.
Poems. In the Islands
of the Pacific
The
Sun is Darker by Jonathon Fisher.
His poems
carry a romantic conviction and honesty as well as a lyrical intensity, wit and
haiku-like quality. 2004.
Bullet Poems by
Mark Pirie.
Structured into four rounds, Pirie takes aim at a wide variety of contemporary issues and debates, particularly war, politics and world events.2002
Dumber
by Mark Pirie.
Mark Pirie's new collection laments that our culture is
getting 'dumber' and thus presents poems that are both parodic and purposely
'dumb'. 2002
The
Blues by Mark Pirie.
The poems published
here are mostly early poems (1992-1994) that seemed to deserve collecting at
some stage and fitted well with the musical idea behind the collection. 2002
Tiger
Words an
anthology of poems by Paekakariki poets which were read in the Paekakariki
Hotel during the occasion of the visit of Tiger Woods in 2002.
Swing
and other stories by Mark Pirie.
"These stories were written in the mid-'90s
when I was reading a lot of Bukowski, Fante and Raymond Carver but soon
discovered New Zealand's late great, John Reece Cole, who opened a new door."
2002
What
Colours a Pākehā by Patrick Coogan
(Poetry
and stories)."... an important piece written with insight and
understanding, looking into an area where few bother to look."
Apirana Taylor 2004
$25
The Rooster
Crows
by Pat Bellaney.
These poems celebrate the year 2005, the Chinese year of the rooster.
There is political comment and wry comment on life. This is Pat's first
published work. This book is home bound. $5
Loud Quiet
Song (Second Edition) by John Ellis.
This sucessful chapbook of poems has been completely reset and is now available. $10
Poems for Gwen by
L.E. Scott.
These poems
are for Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 - 2000), whose hands touched, inspired, guided
and praised so many young poets whose weapons of choice are words. $18.
To
. . . by Bill Dacker
Intensely
personal, alternately humourous and
painful, these intimate and often beautiful lyrics expose the difficult
and loving nature of family life.
$15
The
Irish Annals of New Zealand by Michael O'Leary.
A
Joycean History of New Zealand in a limited edition. 2001
Away
With Words by Grant Duncan. Poetry 1986.
Linbo
Dancing by Judith Laube. Poetry 1987.
The
City Assails Poems by eight Auckland poets, 1987.
The Quest
Poems by Janni Romanuik, 1990.