Poetry Reviews
Poetry Micro-reviews
Read a selection of poetry micro-reviews written by students for the New Zealand Poetry Society website.
Armstrong, Philip – Sinking Lessons (OUP, 2020). Reviewed by Molly Crighton
Ascroft, Nick – Moral Sloth (VUP, 2019). Reviewed by Rachel Lewis
Beautrais, Airini – Dear Neil Roberts (VUP, 2014). Reviewed by Gabrielle McCulloch
Bornholdt, Jenny – Lost and Somewhere Else (VUP, 2019). Reviewed by Lily Holloway
Cresswell, Mary – Fish Stories (CUP, 2015). Reviewed by Maia Armistead
Davidson, John – Soundings of Hellas (Steele Roberts, 2015). Reviewed by Molly Crighton
Edmeades, Lynley – As the Verb Tenses (OUP, 2016). Reviewed by Alex Lister
Jansen, Adrienne – More of Us (Landing Press, 2019). Reviewed by Anuja Mitra
Jansen, Adrienne – Keel & Drift (Landing Press, 2019). Reviewed by Roisin Kenny
Johnston, Andrew – Fits & Starts (VUP, 2016). Reviewed by Jonathan Gill
Harlow, Michael – Nothing for it but to Sing (OUP, 2016). Reviewed by Molly Crighton
Morton, Elizabeth – This is your real name (OUP, 2020). Reviewed by Molly Crighton
Norcliffe, James – Dark Days at the Oxygen Café (VUP, 2016). Reviewed by Alex Lister
Price, Chris – Beside Herself (AUP, 2016). Reviewed by Nithya Narayanan
Reeve, Richard – Generation Kitchen (OUP, 2015). Reviewed by Molly Crighton
Rickerby, Helen – How to Live (AUP, 2019). Reviewed by Xiaole Zhan
Sharpe, Kerrin P. – Rabbit Rabbit (VUP, 2016). Reviewed by Malia Denny
Sudlow, Maureen – Antipodes (Steele Roberts, 2014). Reviewed by Alex Lister
Thomson, MaryJane – Lonely Earth (HeadworX, 2015). Reviewed by Alex Lister
Wallace, Louise – Bad Things (VUP, 2017). Reviewed by Molly Crighton
Warner, Kirsten – Mitochondrial Eve (Auckland: Compound Press, 2018). Reviewed by Gayle Brownlee
Wilson, Annabel – Aspiring Daybook: The Diary of Elsie Winslow (Wellington: Submarine, 2018). Reviewed by Gaylee Brownlee
Poetry Reviews
Read a selection of poetry reviews written and published in our quarterly magazine, a fine line.
Adams, John – Briefcase (AUP, 2011). Reviewed by Laurice Gilbert
Argante, Jenny – Working in the Cracks Between (Ocean Press, 2012) Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Arthur, Jane – Craven (VUP, 2019). Reviewed by Thomas Hamill
Bach, Morgan – Some of us eat the seeds (VUP, 2015). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Beautrais, Airini – Flow (VUP, 2017). Reviewed by Jeremy Roberts
Beach, David – Jerusalem Sonnets, Love, Wellington Zoo (VUP, 2015). Reviewed by Barbara Bailey
Bird, Hera Lindsay – Hera Lindsay Bird (VUP, 2016). Reviewed by Paula Harris
Blank, Arapera – For Someone I Love – A Collection of Writing by Arapera Blank (Anton Blank Ltd, 2015). Reviewed by Anne Curran
Bornholdt, Jenny – Short Poems of New Zealand (VUP, 2018). Reviewed by Jenny Clay
Brown, Amy – Neon Daze (VUP, 2019). Reviewed by Emma Carter
Brown, Diane – Every Now and Then I Have Another Child (OUP, 2020). Reviewed by Anuja Mitra
Bush, Rachel – Thought Horses (VUP, 2018). Reviewed by Nicola Easthope
Camp, Kate – The Internet of Things (VUP, 2017). Reviewed by Paula Harris
Chloe, Honum – Then Winter (Bull City Press, 2017). Reviewed by Barbara Bailey
Cooke, Kay McKenzie – Born to a Red-Headed Woman (OUP, 2014). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Dennerstein, Natasha – Anatomize (Norfolk Press, 2015). Reviewed by Helen Vivienne Fletcher
Duckor, Jones – People from the Pit Stand Up (VUP, 2018). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Easthope, Nicola – leaving my arms free to fly around you (Steele Roberts, 2011). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Easthope, Nicola – Working the Tang (The Cuba Press, 2018). Reviewed by Joseph Robinson
Eggleton, David – The Conch Trumpet (OUP, 2015). Reviewed by Thomas Hamill
Gallegos, Carina and Jansen, Adrienne – All of Us (Landing Press, 2018). Reviewed by Jenny Clay
Gunson, Vaughan – Big Love Songs (Amazon Kindle ebook, 2016). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Honum, Chloe – The Tulip Flame (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2014). Reviewed by Barbara Bailey
Horrocks, Roger – Song of the Ghost in the Machine (VUP, 2015). Reviewed by Jeremy Roberts
Harvey, Siobhan – Cloudboy (Otago University Press, 2014). Reviewed by Arielle Walker
Hunter, Holly – Mimicry 2 (2017) Reviewed by Paula Harris
Jackson, Anna – Pasture and Flock (AUP, 2018). Reviewed by Paula Harris
Jones, Tim – New Sea Land (Submarine, 2016). Reviewed by Bonnie Etherington
Kemp, Ben + Crofsky, Vanessa + Stewart, Chris – AUP New Poets 6 (AUP, 2020). Reviewed by Tim Grgec
Kennedy, Anne – Moth Hour (AUP, 2019) + Neale, Emma – To the Occupant (OUP, 2019) + Slaughter, Tracey – Conventional Weapons (VUP, 2019). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Kennedy, Erik – There’s No Place Like the Internet in Springtime (VUP, 2018). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Kouzminova, Polina – An echo where you lie (Submarine, 2016). Reviewed by Keith Nunes
Lash, Stefanie – Bird Murder (Mākaro Press, 2014). Reviewed by Keith Nunes
Manhire, Bill – Some Things to Place in a Coffin (VUP, 2017). Reviewed by Jeremy Roberts
McQueen, Cilla – In A Slant Light (OUP, 2016). Reviewed by Barbara Bailey
Mila, Karlo – Goddess Muscle (Huia Publishers, 2020). Reviewed by Tamara Tulitua
Milford, Robynanne – Aspiring Light (Pukeko Press, 2015). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Miller, Alice – The Limits (AUP, 2014). Reviewed by Thomas Hamill
Mishra, Sudesh – The Lives Of Coat Hangers (OUP, 2016). Reviewed by Barbara Bailey
McMillan, Maria – Tree Space (VUP, 2014). Reviewed by Arielle Walker
Leggott, Michele – Heartland (AUP 2014). Reviewed by Owen Bullock
Leibrich, Julie – A Little Book of Sonnets (Steele Roberts, 2013). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Marshall, Owen – The White Clock: Poems (University of Otago Press, 2014). Reviewed by Mary Cresswell
Mettner, Hannah – Fully Clothed and So Forgetful (VUP, 2017). Reviewed by Paula Harris
Orchard, Claire – Cold Water Cure (VUP, 2016). Reviewed by Maia Armistead
O’Sullivan, Vincent – And so it is (VUP, 2016). Reviewed by Helen Vivienne Fletcher
Pirie, Mark – Rock & Roll: Selected Poems in Five Sets (Bareknuckle Poets, 2016). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Prime, Patricia and Beverland, Margaret (eds) – Kokako 21 and Kokako 22. Reviewed by Sue Edwards
Prime, Patricia and Beverland, Margaret (eds) – Kokako 23 and Kokako 25. Reviewed by Sue Edwards
Rapatahana, Vaughan – Atonement (Hong Kong: MCCM Creations & ASM/Flying Island Books, 2015). Reviewed by Maris O’Rourke
Rapatahana, Vaughan – Atonement (Hong Kong: MCCM Creations & ASM/Flying Island Books, 2015) and ternion (Liverpool: erbacce-press, 2017). Reviewed by Nicola Easthope
Rickerby, Helen – Cinema (Mākaro Press, 2014). Reviewed by Anna Hudson
Ricketts, Harry – Half Dark (VUP, 2015). Reviewed by Samuel Harris
Ridge, Lola – Verses (Quale Press, 2019). Reviewed by Lynne Street
Simpson, Jane – A world without maps (Interactive Press, 2016). Reviewed by Fiona Farrell
Simpson, Jane – Tuning Wordsworth’s Piano (Interactive Publications, 2019). Reviewed by Kay McKenzie Cooke
Simpson, Sandra + Beverland, Margaret (eds) – number eight wire (Piwakawaka Press, 2019). Reviewed by Vanessa Proctor
Smither, Elizabeth – Night Horse (AUP, 2017). Reviewed by Paula Harris
Steven, Michael – The Lifers (OUP, 2020), Edmond, Murray – Back Before You Know (Compound Press, 2019), Toussaint, Steven – Lay Studies (VUP, 2019). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Tibble, Tayi – Poūkahangatus (VUP, 2018). Reviewed by Stella Carruthers
Tse, Chris – He’s So MASC (AUP, 2018). Reviewed by Paula Harris
Wallace, Louise – Enough (VUP, 2013). Reviewed by N.J. Mauchline
Wootton, Sue – The Yield (OUP, 2017). Reviewed by Nicola Easthope
Wilson, Sugar Magnolia – Because a Woman’s Heart is Like a Needle at the Bottom of the Ocean (AUP, 2019). Reviewed by Stella Carruthers
Zelas, Karen – I am Minerva (Submarine, 2016). Reviewed by Vaughan Rapatahana
Zelas, Karen – The Trials of Minnie Dean: A verse biography (Mākaro Press, 2017). Reviewed by Helen Anderson