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Iridescent Blue
stories, poems & plays
by the Horowhenua Writers' Group
There’s something for everyone in this book – plays, poetry, fiction, a slice of memoir. Poetry that rhymes, a haiku sequence, free verse. Backyard reality, imaginary worlds. Settings from the Tararuas to Greece to Paris. Subjects embracing human foibles, ageing, animals, fairies, ghosts, trees, and little toes. Drama, humour, whimsy, pathos. New slants on classic plots like conflict and reconciliation, star-crossed love, worm turns, biter bitten. And plenty of twists in the tails of tales.
Samples:
‘This child is very promiscuous. She was caught in the air raid shelter playing kiss chase with the boys.’
‘Those bland city buildings, they stalk across our vision blocking out simple humanity.’
‘The intruder shot out from behind the sideboard and swung his spade.’
‘You are cloaked in a gown/ of natural argument.’
‘…she could see tiny, shimmering wings.’
‘Well then,’ she said in a rare act of rebellion,’ I shall go by myself.’
‘Venus was bright at her birth.’
‘…they began chanting over and over one word, "Utu"…’
The small town writers featured in this book encompass an astonishing range of genre, style and life experience. Welcome to our wide wide world.
TITLE
Iridescent Blue
AUTHOR Horowhenua Writers' Group
PUBLISHED 2009
CATEGORY Short stories, poems & plays
FORMAT Paperback
EXTENT 14 X 20
cm, 150 pages
ISBN
978-0-473-15885-9
PRICE
NZ $25