New release from HeadworX
Title: Collected Poems 1981-2016
Author: Michael O’LearyRelease: May 2017
Price: $35.00NZ / $24.95AUD
ISBN:
978-0-473-38831-7
Extent: 260 pagesCategory: NZ Poetry
Format: paperback
Cover image: The Earl of Seacliff by Patricia Pink
Collected
Poems
Collected Poems 1981-2016 is a thirty-five year retrospective from an
important Irish-Māori influenced writer. It offers the most complete view so
far of O’Leary’s remarkable literary achievement and offers a body of original
and significant work that continues to grow in stature and regard in
Aotearoa-New Zealand and world literature.
“There
is raw vigour infusing these poems.” – New Zealand Herald
“Irishness, Māoritanga, proudly held working-class values, rock ‘n’ roll, buses, trains, ferries, Baudelaire – you’ll find them all in this book…There’s an inextinguishable joyousness at the heart of [O’Leary’s] work that makes reading him an upbeat and uplifting experience.” – Iain Sharp, from the Introduction
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About the Author
Michael O’Leary is a poet, novelist,
publisher, performer and bookshop proprietor. He writes in both English and Māori;
and his diverse and prolific work in poetry, fiction and non-fiction explores
his dual influences: Māori (Te Arawa) on his maternal side and Irish Catholic
on his father’s as well as his mother’s. Born in Auckland in the year of the
Tiger 1950, he was educated at the universities of Auckland, Ōtago (Dunedin),
and Victoria University (Wellington) where he completed his MA and PhD theses.
His Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop imprint (inspired by Andy Warhol’s ‘Factory’,
the Beatles’ Apple label, and John and Yoko’s ‘Plastic Ono Band’), which he
founded in 1984, has published some of his own prolific output, as well as many
other New Zealand writers. Michael O’Leary is a trustee for the Poetry Archive
of New Zealand Aotearoa (PANZA), a charitable trust dedicated to archiving,
collecting and promoting New Zealand poetry. He now lives in Paekakariki, north of Wellington.
Website: http://michaeloleary.wordpress.com
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