Calypso /

Arranged in four lyrical sections, this collection of poems presents colorful images with a narrative drive and the true cadences of a storyteller. Traveling from Troy and Waiheke to San Francisco and Spain, this variety of verse leads into a discussion of simple objects, making the ordinary things...

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Main Author: Orr, Bob, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2008
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505 8 |a BasilGrandad; Garn; Mum; Dad; Sonata; Hurdy-gurdy; Jimmy Hawkins; Lady-bird; Childhood Thunder; Short Stories; Kiwitahi Way; CICADA SUMMER; Invocation; Te Mata; Calypso; River Talk; Turquoise; Time Zones; Fancy; Kahawai; Pohutukawa; Venus; Nectarine; Tuis at Te Mata; Reveries; Roads to the Sea; Talisman; Te Mata Creek Bridge; Up North; Bach; Passports; Apple Blossom; Sea Change; Te Mata Creek Road; Kai Moana; Tide Tables; El Niño; Bare Feet; Let's Go Fishing 
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