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1	The Time of the Giants more books like this by Anne Kennedy add to wishlist Another original, delightful book of poems from the winner of the poetry section in the 2004 Montana Book Awards. This new work, also a sequence, is much less tied to the poet's own experience. Wonderfully inventive and both disturbing and amusing, it focuses on a family of giants and in particular the daughter and her efforts to conceal from her ... see all copies from $13.62! new only from $13.62!
2	Under Flagstaff: An Anthology of Dunedin Poetry more books like this by Robin Law (Compiled by), Heather Murray (Editor) add to wishlist The poems in this collection spiral outwards from the heart of the Octagon with its Robbie Burns statue: to pubs, student flats, the university, beaches, hilltops, the harbour and beyond. This intimate mapping features works by some of New Zealand's best-loved poets, including James K. Baxter, Ruth Dallas, Janet Frame, Cilla McQueen, J.C. Sturm ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $24.48! \| first editions
3	The Poetry Girl more books like this by Beverly Dunlop add to wishlist Growing up in New Zealand following World War II, twelve-year-old Natalia uses poetry to escape from her problems at home and at school. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
4	An Anthology of New Zealand Verse more books like this by Robert Chapman (Editor), Jonathan Bennett (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
5	The Tin Can Band and Other Poems more books like this by Margaret Mahy add to wishlist see all copies from $7.87! first editions
6	The Penguin Book of New Zealand Verse more books like this by Various, Ian Wedde add to wishlist see all copies from $4.17!
7	An Anthology of Twentieth Century New Zealand Poetry more books like this by Vincent O'Sullivan (Compiled by) add to wishlist The new edition gives generous space to established figures, and includes for the first time such newer writers as Lauris Edmond, Elizabeth Smither, and Brian Turner. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	Classic New Zealand Poets in Performance more books like this by Jack Ross (Editor), Jan Kemp (Selected by) add to wishlist Classic New Zealand Poets in Performance is a 2-CD set of 27 classic New Zealand poets, from Fairburn to Brian Turner, reading their own work. The CDs are accompanied by a book of the texts of the poems reproducing them exactly as read, as well as brief biographies of and bibliographies for each poet. The poets are arranged chronologically by date ... see all copies from $30.80! new only from $30.80! \| first editions
9	Aup New Poets 2 by Stu Bagby, Jane Gardner, Sonja Yelich add to wishlist This is the second volume in AUP's occasional series presenting new poets to the growing poetry-reading audience. While the three poets here have distinctive voices of their own, each explores childhood memories and families past and present in ways that will strike a chord in many readers. Stu Bagby writes in spare simple language about brief ... see all copies from $11.95! new only from $11.95!
10	A Good Handful: Great New Zealand Poems about Sex more books like this by Stu Bagby (Editor) add to wishlist From Shakespeare's sonnets to Japanese Haikus, we all know that poetry is the literature of love. But do the poets have lustier moments? Do they ever think about sex? In this collection, New Zealand's most well loved poets give a great grunt in the affirmative. They tackle sex from every angle. Sex can be funny (C K Stead's "tree in my trousers") ... see all copies from $18.14! new only from $18.14!
11	Yellow Pencils: Contemporary Poetry by New Zealand Women more books like this by Lydia Wevers (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology displays the range of poetry produced by New Zealand women writers from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. It includes poems from Katherine Mansfield, Robin Hyde, Elizabeth Smither and Lauris Edmond, as well as a selection of younger and less-established writers. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Oxford Bk Contemporary New Zealand Poetry more books like this by Fleur Adcock (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS
13	As Far as I Can See more books like this by Michele Leggott add to wishlist Michele Leggott publishes this collection of poems about the effects of losing her sight. see all copies from $13.62! new only from $13.62!
14	Wool highways & other poems more books like this by David Ray add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00! new only from $8.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	Indirections: A Memoir 1909-1947 more books like this by Charles Brasch, Brash add to wishlist A Memoir 1909-1947. see all copies from $27.50! first editions
16	Atua Wera more books like this by Kendrick Smithyman add to wishlist This work comprises a sequence of nearly 300 poems about the 19th-century Maori prophet Papahurihia. It draws on a range of historical sources, both Maori and Pakeha. It includes rumours, reports, dreams, myths and opinions about Papahurihia (or Te Atua Wera - the fiery god). see all copies from $22.66! new only from $22.66!
17	The quick world more books like this by Lauris Dorothy Edmond add to wishlist see all copies from $22.10! signed copies \| first editions
18	Kiwi & Emu: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women more books like this by Barbara Petri (Editor), Barbara Petrie add to wishlist see all copies from $4.99!
19	Laura's Poems more books like this by Laura Ranger add to wishlist see all copies from $20.00! signed copies \| first editions
20	Old Days, Old Ways: A Book of Recollections more books like this by Mary Cameron Gilmore add to wishlist see all copies from $28.00! first editions
21	I Am Part of Every Poem: Poems for Everyone Over Seven more books like this by Jean M. Wyness add to wishlist Presents over 40 poems on a variety of topics. see all copies from $21.00! signed copies \| first editions
22	100 New Zealand Poems more books like this by Bill Manhire add to wishlist see all copies from $10.18!
23	The Art of Walking Upright more books like this by Glenn Colquhoun add to wishlist see all copies from $28.45! new only from $28.45!
24	Shaking the Tree more books like this by Roma Potiki add to wishlist see all copies from $25.05! new only from $25.05!
25	An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English more books like this by Jenny Bornholdt (Editor), Mark Williams (Editor), Gregory O'Brien (Editor) add to wishlist Spanning more than a century of verse-writing, this comprehensive anthology reveals the richness, variety, and range of styles to be found in the body of New Zealand poetry in English. Established figures such as Curnow, Baxter and Tuwhare are given strong selections - previously neglected figures such as Jessie Mackay are rescued from obscurity - ... see all copies from $73.43! new only from $190.48!

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