| Beauties of the Octagonal Pool Contributor(s): O'Brien, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 186940579X ISBN-13: 9781869405793 Publisher: Auckland University Press OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Australian & Oceanian - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Making unexpected connections, this book collects poems written from a variety of times, locations, and experiences--from the water frontage of Fiji, Fiordland, and the Mediterranean to the built history of Moscow and Berlin. Filled with a thoughtful musicality, a shambling romance, and a sense of humor, these witty and imaginative poems tell stories that range from a mechanical rat on Raoul Island to a black neglig e and an ice-cream vendor in Moscow, and from a mayor and the Mistral in France to a new musical sound in New Zealand. Engaging and lively, this compilation highlights the persistent self-consciousness about the relationship between language and the world. |