Lifting The Island Poems - David Eggleton

Award-winning Poet Author Of Eleven Poetry Collections Former Poet Laureate Of Zealand David Eggleton Explores The Voices Of Zealand, Australia, And Polynesia In His Latest Collection, Lifting The Islandthis Is Vital, Elastic, Expertly Handled Language In A Pacific Voice Of Cultural And Musical Sensibility, Poetry To Be Spoken Aloud Or In The Mind.cilla Mcqueen, Mnzm, And Former Zealand Poet Laureatethis Own-voices Collection Is A Kind Of Lyrical World Map Of The South Pacific, Built Up Through A Lush Epic Catalog Of Flora, Fauna, And Artifacts.this Collection Is A Kind Of Lyrical Word Map Of The South Pacific, Built Up Through A Lush Epic Catalog Of Flora, Fauna, And Artifacts. The Poems Are Frequently Infused With A Wry Humorand While They Often Eschew Both Narrative And Personal Epiphany, They Make Intensely Detailed, Vigorous Observations Of Place And Landscape That Are Curious, Sparkling, And Sometimes Hilarious. Linguistically Agile, This Books Stanzas Bring Together The Lyrical And The Slangy, Celebrating The Local Vernaculars Of Zealand, Australia, And Polynesia.