The Tram Conductor's Blue Cap - Softcover

Harlow, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1869404300 ISBN 13: 9781869404307

Publisher: Auckland University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Featuring a variety of lyrical poems, this remarkable new collection illustrates the allegorical and philosophical while still gesturing towards the ecstatic. Constantly finding new ways to express wonder, this anthology begins with a springtime “shout of green” and ends with an “invisible reader.” Traveling from Athens to Mexico and dictating the thoughts of Marco Polo and Emily Dickinson, each piece underscores the imaginary, cultivating patience, anticipation, and even regret. Fans and aficionados of poetry will delight in this exploration’s assured voice and consistent element of surprise.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Harlow is a practicing psychotherapist and the author of The Book of Quiet, Cassandra’s Daughter, Giotto’s Elephant, Nothing but Switzerland and Lemonade, Today Is the Piano’s Birthday, and Vlaminck’s Tie. He has been featured in Best New Zealand Poems 2002 and Contemporary New Zealand Poets in Performance. He was an editor of the Caxton Press poetry series and the poetry editor of the literary magazine, Landfall. He cowrote the short film Heavy Traffic in the Dark and is a recipient of the Takahe Poetry Prize.

About this edition

• Publisher: Auckland University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1869404300
• ISBN 13: 9781869404307
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64