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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 'Storyteller' is a commemorative volume of work by a young Wellington poet, Simon Williamson, who died early at 31 and who was well known at pubs and local reading venues for his lively performances. The poems collected here reveal a prolific and widely read writer, wide-ranging in his subjects - love, death, people, places, history, religion and politics - and who often told his stories by incorporating Maori mythology with contemporary living in a free market society. As well, the book forms a moving narrative of the development of a young man's mind towards spiritual peace. Annotated. Titles of a few of the poems are highlighted; bottom of first page torn off, text not affected; owner's name written on top of otherwise book in good condition. 316 pages. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Beginning to fox inside cover pages. 159 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Selected poems by Lewis Scott, drawn from his many previous collections. In 4 sections, 'Black', 'Red', 'Grey', and 'Blue'. Scott is an African-American who has been writing and performing in New Zealand, since 1976. His poetry is often concerned with America, the Black struggle there, and the role of the USA in the world. His short stories 'Black Family Letters From Boston' was published in 1994. 136 pages.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. Unmarked. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good clean copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Minor library markings, no wear, clear laminate protection to covers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

90pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. A very good copy. . First edition.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 78 pages. Mark on front cover, Light tanning.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Signed by the author with a dedication, first printing, corner of the front cover creased. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 78 pages. clean tidy copy.

192pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. A fine copy.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Your Secret Life is the first full-length collection of Harry Ricketts' poems since his selected writings, Nothing to Declare, was published by HeadworX in 1998. As well as a number of new poems, this book also includess the poems from his chapbook Plunge (Pemmican Press) and several earlier hard-to-find pieces. …

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. This copy is signed and dedicated on the title page by Michael O'Leary on the title page and feels unread. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Terry Locke's third book of poetry. It is a sequence, woven around the life and times of "Pakeha-Maori" Philip Tapsell. The poems themselves trade across a range of styles and discourses and can be both lyric and parodic. Unifying them all is the image of the diving board as metaphor for the invitation to historical engagement. Terry Locke has also written "After a Life in the Provinces" (1983), and "Home Territory" (1984). 48 pages.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Scarce title. Minor library markings, no wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. No signatures. Some rubbing to edges of wrappers.; (160) pages. Photographic portrait of the author on front wrapper. Page dimensions: 236 x 151mm. Poetry. "Spanning twenty years, the 'book presents the most ready approach to a powerful writer who never falls into mediocrity and consistently shows a strain of genius.' (F. N. Wright)." - from blurb on rear wrapper. Selected poem titles: Kia Aroha; In North East Valley; Us at the Funeral of John Patrick Kennedy - 1994; Sonnet for a child; Samoan Sonnet; Sonnet upon reading Selection of Dr. Johnson's 'The Rambler'; Gulls at Paekakariki; Walking Beside Shadows in Soft Rain; Oscar Wilde Park; Que Pasa New York, Statue of Liberty Said Come!; 6.15 Waiheke Ferry to Auckland, Wednesday 20 July, 1983.; 8vo.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. pp 90 card covers.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 79 pages. Light tanning A collection of poems.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 125 pages. A collection of 12 stories, set in the past, the present, in cyberspace, in t he future; stories of travel and adventure, and of individuals and societies und er extreme conditions. Tim Jones lives in Wellington; this is his first publishe d volume. Some of the stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies in New Zealand and overseas.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 188 pages. A TINGLING CATCH is the first anthology of New Zealand cricket poems to be colle cted. This substantial volume traces the history of cricket poetry in New Zealan d from 1864 to 2009 spanning 145 years of New Zealand cricket. It brings togethe r verse and song by some of our best poets - past and present. From Samuel Butle r's classic description of the visiting All-England XI in 1864 to Arnold Wall's widely known First World War piece, 'A Time Will Come', to the 'underarm inciden t' of 1981 and more recent cricket poems that feature current members of the New Zealand team. A TINGLING CATCH is presented with notes by editor and cricket fo llower Mark Pirie and a foreword (a poem) by well-known cricket historian, forme r national selector and former President of NZ Cricket, Don Neely. It contains o ver 100 poems and songs and features a wide variety of forms and styles from rhy ming poetry to free verse and is sure to appeal to cricket lovers and poetry rea ders of all ages.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 190 pages. tidy ex reference library -card covers plastic protectedThe first of the 33 poems and sequences reprinted here was written in 1981, the latest in 2014 - a time-lapse of thirty-three years. As Paula Green put it in 99 Ways into NZ Poetry: Jack Ross writes poetry like an inquisitive magpie, a sch olar, a linguist and a hot-air balloonist.The end result, in contrast to some experimental work, promotes heart as much as it does cerebral talk. A Clearer V iew of the Hinterland is Jack Ross's fifth full-length poetry collection, and hi s most substantial to date. It reprints four complete poetry chapbooks, as well as including extracts from numerous others. The poems on offer here include love lyrics, experimental texts, and translations from a variety of languages.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 192 pages. Name on ffep.

Soft Cover. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (trifling mark); pp. 80 (last colophon). A fine copy. Inscribed to fellow poet Adam Ford, by the author, Paul Hardacre. Signed by Author.

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. (160) pages. Insribed by the author in black ink on first leaf. "Spanning twenty years, the 'book presents the most ready approach to a powerful writer who never falls into mediocrity and consistently shows a strain of genius.' (F. N. Wright)." - from blurb on rear wrapper. Selected poem titles: Kia Aroha; In North East Valley; Us at the Funeral of John Patrick Kennedy - 1994; Sonnet for a child; Samoan Sonnet; Sonnet upon reading Selection of Dr. Johnson's 'The Rambler'; Gulls at Paekakariki; Walking Beside Shadows in Soft Rain; Oscar Wilde Park; Que Pasa New York, Statue of Liberty Said Come!; 6.15 Waiheke Ferry to Auckland, Wednesday 20 July, 1983.; 8vo; Signed by Author. …