This collection of poetry features five extended poems that explore the concept of beauty and the nature of language, discussing serious philosophical ideas withzest, energy, wit, and humor. A unique volume featuring remembered and misremembered song lyrics from John Lennon, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, and Courtney Love, among others, it alsoincludes fragments from philosophers and poets of the sublime, especially William Wordsworth and John Ruskin, and from religious texts such as the Bible and the Tao-Te Ching. Through glimpses of imperfection, Wedde...
This collection of poetry features five extended poems that explore the concept of beauty and the nature of language, discussing serious philosophical...
In this substantial monograph on celebrated artist Bill Culbert's work, Ian Webbe explores the ideas, materials and conditions that have formed his art over the past 50 years.
In this substantial monograph on celebrated artist Bill Culbert's work, Ian Webbe explores the ideas, materials and conditions that have formed his ar...
From jaunty and self-deprecating to serious and nostalgic, the poems in this collection paint a vivid portrait of Wellington businesses and institutions. Quietly hilarious, the verse captures the essence of Toyota, Tony s Tyre Service, Metalworx Engineering, Wellington Scrap Metal, the KFC on the corner of Pirie Street, and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. At the heart ofthis collectionare three stunning sequences: an ode to walking the streets of Wellington, a gatheringof surreal and quirky moments, and a lyrical approach to the author s travels from Bangladesh to the south...
From jaunty and self-deprecating to serious and nostalgic, the poems in this collection paint a vivid portrait of Wellington businesses and institutio...