Unity Books
Wellington & Cold Hub Press
warmly welcome you to the launch of
warmly welcome you to the launch of
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WALKING
TO PENCARROW
by Michael Jackson |
IN
THE SUPPLEMENTARY GARDEN
by Diana Bridge |
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These two outstanding poetry collections
will be introduced by Vincent O’Sullivan
6.00pm Wednesday 18th May
Unity Books Wellington
57 Willis Street |
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Michael Jackson has
been described as “one of [New Zealand's] most astute, humane, idiosyncratic,
neglected and perdurable writers” (Martin Edmond). His poetry is
characterised by its cosmopolitan range, its conceptual depth, lyrical
concision, and craftsmanship. He has spent most of his life as a professional
anthropologist, and currently holds a distinguished Chair at Harvard. He is
the author of thirty-five books, including eight volumes of poetry, and
winner of the Commonwealth Poetry Prize and the New Zealand Book Award for
Poetry.
Awarding the 2015
Sarah Broom Poetry Prize to Diana Bridge, the chief judge, Irish poet Vona
Groarke, described her work as “possibly amongst the best being written
anywhere right now––for the arresting composure of the poems, for their reach
and depth, for their carefully-wrought thought and language, for the beauty
of their phrasing, for how they are both intellectually astute and also
sensual and accessible, for the way they catch you up short and make you wonder,
with a delightful wonder, just how it is they have brought you to where they
have brought you; for their wit and style and yes, their seriousness.”
All welcome
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