The Bells of St Babel's: Poems 1997-2001

Paperback

Main Details

Title The Bells of St Babel's: Poems 1997-2001
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Allen Curnow
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:54
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 135
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9781869402426
ClassificationsDewey:821.912
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Auckland University Press
Imprint Auckland University Press
Publication Date 1 February 2001
Publication Country New Zealand

Description

These 11 poems, written between 1997 and 2000 show Allen Curnow's ear for the vernacular and his sense of the absurdity of modish attitudes. Alongside a poem for poet Peter Porter's 70th birthday are poems of small dramas, some painful and ugly, observed unflinchingly.