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Ursula Bethell Collected Poems

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Ursula Bethell Collected Poems
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ursula Bethell
Edited by Vincent O'Sullivan
SeriesVUP Classic
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 138
Category/GenrePoetry
ISBN/Barcode 9781776564385
ClassificationsDewey:821.91408
Audience
General
Edition 2nd edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Te Herenga Waka University Press
Imprint Victoria University Press
Publication Date 12 August 2021
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

First published by Oxford University Press in 1985 and reissued with corrections and a new introduction by VUP in 1997, this is the definitive collection of the poems of Ursula Bethell. Ursula Bethell stands with R.A.K. Mason at the beginnings of modern poetry in New Zealand. Born in England, she grew up in New Zealand but did not live there until the 1920s when she came back finally to Christchurch. There she established a garden and began, at the age of fifty, to write poetry. 'New Zealand wasn't truly discovered,' said D'Arcy Cresswell, 'until Ursula Bethell, "very earnestly digging", raised her head to look at the mountains.'

Author Biography

Ursula Bethell stands with R.A.K. Mason at the beginnings of modern poetry in New Zealand. Born in England, she grew up in New Zealand but did not live there until the 1920s when she came back finally to Christchurch. There she established a garden and began, at the age of fifty, to write poetry. 'New Zealand wasn't truly discovered,' said D'Arcy Cresswell, 'until Ursula Bethell, "very earnestly digging", raised her head to look at the mountains.'