Ten acceptable acts of arson: and other very short stories
Tim Jones reviews “Ten Acceptable Acts of Arson: and other very short stories” by Jack Remiel Cottrell for t105
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More than a roof: Housing in Poems and Prose
More than a roof: Housing in Poems and Prose edited by Adrienne Jansen, Joan Begg, Rebecca Chester, Wesley Hollis, Roman Ratcliff. Wellington: Landing Press (2021). RRP: $25.00. Pb, 222 pp. ISBN:978-0-473-58894-6. Reviewed by: S J Mannion This is a varied and timely collection by a cornucopia of creative writers and poets. There is a great variety…
The Lobster’s Tale
The Lobster’s Tale by Chris Price and with photography by Bruce Foster. Massey University Press (2021). RRP: $45. Hb, 96 pp. ISBN: 9780995137813. Reviewed by: Jana A Thea The Lobster’s Tale, written by Chris Price and with photography by Bruce Foster, is truly an interdisciplinary volume – not only between written and visual arts but…
Island Notes: Finding my place on Aotea Great Barrier Island
Island Notes: Finding my place on Aotea Great Barrier Islandwritten by Tim Higham, illustrated by Harry Higham. Wellington: Cuba press (2021). RRP: $38.00. Pb, 162 pp. ISBN: 978-1-98-859540-5. Reviewed by: M Oliver “I am not here to work on this island. It is here to work on me.” (Talking to trees, p. 134) The ‘work’…
AUP New Poets 8
AUP New Poets 8. Lily Holloway, Tru Paraha, Modi Deng. Edited and with a foreword by Anna Jackson. Auckland University Press, ISBN: 20219781869409456. RRP: $29.99. 120 pp. Review by Mary Cresswell. Lily Holloway, Tru Paraha and Modi Deng all share a skill in moving beyond traditional poetry constraints in this collection. Each of them sustains…
A Clear Dawn
A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Paula Morris and Alison Wong.Auckland: AUP(2021).RRP: $49.99. Pb, 350pp.Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana. A Clear Dawn is a compilation of emerging poets, story writers, and essayists. The criterion of ‘new writer’ is explained by the editors as those who ‘had no more than two…
Te Kinakina: E Ngara i te Ngari
Te Kinakina: E Ngara i te Ngari: Remember where you come from, Stories from Cook Islanders in TokoroaEdited by Vaughan RapatahanaPub: Read NZ Te Pou Muramura (2021).RRP: $50.00. Pb, 182pp.ISBN: 9780473580964Reviewed by Stephanie Oberg. Te Kinakina: E Ngara I te NgariRemember who you are and where you come from. Here is the lovely thingshe saidyour…
Goddess Muscle
The Goddess Muscle by Karlo MilaHuia Pub (2020)RRP: $35. Pb, 220pp.ISBN: 9781775504009Reviewed by Sarah Maindonald. Malo e lelei, talofa Tau kē! e whaea, he mihi nunui ki a koe i tēnei mahi whakahirahira,i tēnei koha, i tēnei taonga. ‘Breathe myself home’ (Goddess Muscle Meditation, p. 208) As a fellow Pasifika poet, who is also of…