Description
Poems are born to blow a kiss at everlasting life as they rise to the rim of language then bubble and cascade over says Kevin Ireland, one of New Zealand’s best-loved and richly lived poets in this, his 24th collection. Here are poems that make us laugh, reflect, question, celebrate — it’s poetry going about its stunning business once again.
About the author
As well as poetry, Kevin Ireland has published a collection of short stories, Sleeping with the Angels; six novels including Getting Away with It and Daisy Chains; and two memoirs, Under the Bridge and Over the Moon and Backwards to Forwards.
Kevin was awarded an OBE for services to literature and has received numerous other awards, including the 2004 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement and in 2006 the AW Reed Award for his contribution to NZ literature. In 2000 he received an honorary doctorate from Massey University.
