This book is the first to represent the full extent of Brian
Turner's achievement as a poet, from his Commonwealth Poetry
Prize-winning debut, Ladders of Rain, to poems written in 2018. One
of New Zealand's most acclaimed and widely read contemporary poets,
Turner is a proud southerner, and the landscapes and skyscapes of
the central South Island are amongst the strongest characteristics
of his work. His themes range widely, and make striking connections
- poems about fathers and sons are also poems about the duties of
care we owe to the natural world; love poems open out into
metaphysical inquiry; satire keeps close company with political
protest. Turner's work is distinguished always by his unmistakable
wit and feeling, precision and insight. `Beneath the wit, the
no-nonsense honesty, the rigorous clarity of sense and the sinewy
rhythmic energy of the poems' surfaces runs the craft of a
sophisticated, confident and well-read poet.' -The Oxford Companion
to New Zealand Literature Cover painting: Grahame Sydney, Poolburn
Hill: to the Hawkduns (2018)
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