Being Here

Surveys the entire span of Vincent O'Sullivan's poetry, from Bearings (1973) to new poems first published in this volume. On display is the full range of the wit, intellectual agility and arresting beauty of one of New Zealand literature's finest poets.

About the author

Vincent O'Sullivan was born in Auckland, NZ in 1937 and is one of New Zealand's leading writers. He is the author of two novels -- Let the River Stand, which won the 1994 The Montana NZ Book Awards, and Believers to the Bright Coast, which was shortlisted for the 2001 Tasmania Pacific Region Prize -- and many plays and collections of short stories and poems. Vincent O'Sullivan is the current New Zealand Poet Laureate 2013-2015.

Summary

Surveys the entire span of Vincent O'Sullivan's poetry, from Bearings (1973) to new poems first published in this volume. On display is the full range of the wit, intellectual agility and arresting beauty of one of New Zealand literature's finest poets.

Product details

• Authors: Vincent O'Sullivan
• Publisher: Te Herenga Waka University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780864739315
• ISBN: 978-0-86473-931-5
• No. of pages: 238
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 211 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama