Poetry NZ 18 (1999)

FRONT COVER:

Wanda Coleman
[Cover photograph: Susan Carpendale / Cover design: Bill Wieben]



Poetry NZ
Editor: Alistair Paterson

(Issue 18, 1999)

ISSN 0114-5770. 91 pp.

Auckland: Brick Row, March 1999


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CONTENTS:

Editorial:

1. Alistair Paterson / 9

Featured Poet:

2. Wanda Coleman / Background / 10
   1. Night Widow Fugue / 11

Other Poets

3. Rob Allan / From Port Chalmers / 24
4. Don Anbury / For my Sister-in-law / 26
5. Rebecca Berrigan / Inner Child / 27
6. Charles Bukowski / the sea walked in and out / woman in the supermarket / 28
7. David Colbert / Basrawi / 32
8. Alice Friman / Safari #QX724 / Another Dog From A.R.F. / 33
9. Robin Fry / Attachments / 35
10. Kerry Hines / Museums in Mexico / 36
11. David Howard / Closure / 37
12. Jan Hutchison / Shaun's Book / 39
13. Rob Jackaman / from Apes Road/Interim / 40
14. Jayne Fenton Keane / An Evening in the Vynil Republic / 44
15. Scott Kendrick / Reciprocation / 45
16. Lyn Lifshin / My mother and the matches / Geese like a radio on all night / 46
17. Robin McConnell / karanga / 48
18. Catherine Mair / Towards her Wedding Day / 49
19. G. J. Melling / b 1943 / 50
20. Simon Mill / Poetry will last Forever / 51
21. Pooja Mittal / The Face / Sand Bar / 52
22. James Norc!iffe / photographing fungi / hello is my friend / lizards / 54
23. Stephen Oliver / Hotel Diligencias / 57
24. Mark Pirie / Colour / 59
25. Rosemary Purse / The Dylan Parade / 61
26. Sarah Quigley / Unshared Experience / 62
27. Jack Ross / Antipodes / 63
28. Denise Sammons / How Tall is God? / 65
29. Norman Simms / Incident in an Old Romance / 66
30. Kim Slemint / Spring Creek / 67
31. Barry Southam / Second Time Around / 68
32. Jocelynne Thébault / Under the Moon / 69
33. Virginia Were / Gravel / Little Italy / 70
34. Jeffery Wheatley / Eight attempts at one truth / 74
35. Peter Winsley / A Forest Riddle / 75

Comment:
36. Peter Carravetta / Vital Crossings and Histories / 76

Books and Magazines in Brief:
37. Alistair Paterson / Short reviews of new publications / 83

Notes on Contributors / 90

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