With a characteristic use of vernacular and an active application of his senses as he encounters the world around him, New Zealand Poet Laureate Vincent O’Sullivan produces intensely personal poems in this collection.
For all that they brim with insight, however, the poems also concern themselves with larger themes of philosophical curiosity, religion, and mortality. And though the verses frequently employ iambic pentameter, they rise above the level of poetical exercises, offering humour and narrative.
- ISBN13 9780864738929
- Publish Date 7 May 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NZ
- Imprint Victoria University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English