New New Zealand Poets in Performance

Description

A collection of the work of 28 young and mid-career poets - who came to prominence in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s - notable for their variety, their fresh approaches to poetic form and subject - and their distinctive but complementary voices. This book is a companion to the bestselling Classic New Zealand Poets in Performance and Contemporary New Zealand Poets in Performance. It presents material from the Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive, completed in 2004 - more than two hours of poets reading their own work. The accompanying book contains the texts of the poems as they have been read. Selected bibliographies and short biographies for each poet are also included, as well as an appendix of variant readings.

Jack Ross is a poet and the editor for the Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive. He is the author of "Chantal s Book," " City of Strange Brunettes," " Messenger from Depth," " Monkey Miss Her Now," " Nights with Giordana Bruno," and "A Town Like Parataxis." Jan Kemp is a poet and the founder of Aotearoa New Zealand Poetry Sound Archive. Her collections include "Against the Softness of Woman," " Diamonds and Gravel," " Only One Angel," " The Other Hemisphere," and "The Sky s Enormous Jug." They are the coeditors of "Classic New Zealand Poets in Performance" and "Contemporary New Zealand Poets in Performance.""

"This is a must-have for any poetry fan. In fact, it probably should be a must-have for any New Zealander." Matt Bowler, "Nelson Mail," on "Contemporary New Zealand Poets in Performance""