Poetry NZ 40 (2010)

FRONT COVER:

Robert McLean
[Cover design: Bill Wieben]



Poetry NZ
Editor: Alistair Paterson

(Issue 40, 2010)

ISSN 0114-5770. 111 pp.

Auckland: Puriri Press / Palm Springs, California: Brick Row, March 2010


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CONTENTS:

Editorial:

1. Alistair Paterson / 9

Featured Poet:

2. Robert McLean / Background / 10
1. Triptych - after Grünewald / 11
2. The implements of genius / 13
3. The government of love / 14
4. The death of Pan / 15
5. The weather in Dunedin / 17
6. ARC / 18
7. The man without a horse / 19
8. Shahadah / 20
9. The key / 20
10. Springtime in America / 21
11. If snow falls in the desert, / 22
12. As deceivers, yet true / 23
13. Lunatic / 24
14. If / 25
15. Weekend press June 11-12 / 26
16. Travel is a place / 27
17. The burning bush / 28

Other Poets:

3. Rizwan Akhtar / Lahore 2009 / 29
4. Raewyn Alexander / explain why they don't declare / 'Measuring the substance of the universe' / 30
5. Gary Allen / Goodbye Berryman / 32
6. Trent Appleman / 'Eremite Hawk Secretary Jesuit Yoruban' / 34
7. Miriam Barr / eight ways of looking at it / 36
8. Tyler Bigney / The color of his eyes / 38
9. Joy Blair / Bleed / Brave / 39
10. Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán / Black and blue, carry the two / 40
11. Owen Bullock / unresolve / 41
12. Tony Chad / Ramble / 42
13. Jennifer Compton / Epicentre / A man, somewhere in history, dying / What I found / 43
14. Sue Clennell / White angel with black cummerbund / 45
15. Mary Cresswell / Mrs Beeton regrets / 46
16. Ryan Dennis / The words of a farmer on Monday / 47
17. Shirley Deuchrass / Computer help for a mummy / 48
18. Eric Dodson / Potion / 49
19. Sue Fitchett / wait for godwit voices / Buller's ghost / 50
20. Jan FitzGerald / John Bevan Ford Exhibition / 52
21. Janis Freegard / Pectinidae / 53
22. Vaughan Gunson / somewhere else / the olive tree / 54
23. Charles Hadfield / Clarities / 56
24. Alice Hooton / Dublin records / 58
25. Linda Hunter / Behind the scenes / 59
26. Jessica Le Bas / Antarctica and the light/streak / Love as string (theory) / 60
27. Ralph Luttermoser / Reflections on malignant force / 62
28. Art Nahill / Theatre Optique / 65
29. Tim Nees / Lacy suite / 66
30. John O’Connor / OK / 68
31. Terrie Paterson / Shadows / 70
32. Simon Perris / Ur-text: a creative writing exercise / Herbertville / 71
33. Nicholas Reid / Trove / 73
34. Jack Ross / The all-star travelling gameshow / Asbestos hands of Dr J. / This DVD contains everything there is ... / Unsuccessful applicant for Neighbourhood Watch / Shorts / 76
35. Anna Rugis / Snow on Soul Mountain / Amazing grace / You have to choose / 82
36. Ila Selwyn / stolen voices / through too much open air / 85
37. Barry Southam / The counsellor / 86
38. David Starkey / Arrival / 87
39. Nancy Barnard Starr / Whitman's grave / 88
40. Ryan G. Van Cleave / The poet, considering / Hands, heart / 89
41. Ann Walker / The painting / In the classroom / 91
42. Patrick Walsh / Trade school / 93
43. Mark Young / from Genji Monogatari / 94
44. Alessio Zanelli / The summer side of things / 97

Comment:

45. Ross Brighton / Recent developments in American Poetry / 98

Books and magazines in brief:

46. Alistair Paterson / Short reviews of new publications / 107

Notes on Contributors / 110

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