Elizabeth Smither

Night Horse

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Enchanting poems that find the extraordinary in the ordinary. In Elizabeth Smither's eighteenth collection, Night Horse, everyday moments transform into something fresh and surprising. Mothers and daughters, cats and horses, books and bowls, slippers and shirts--all become subjects of her quirky, whimsical observation. Infused with Smither's unique personality, these poems offer a fresh perspective on the mundane world, revealing its hidden enchantments. Perfect for readers who appreciate contemporary poetry and seek beauty in the everyday.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Auckland University Press
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 145mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 136g
• ISBN-13: 9781869408701
• ISBN-10: 1869408705
• Artikelnr.: 48810968

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Smither has written five novels, five collections of short stories and seventeen poetry collections, the most recent of which was The Blue Coat (2013). She has twice won the major award for New Zealand poetry and was the 2001-2003 Te Mata Poet Laureate. In 2004 she was awarded an honorary DLitt from the University of Auckland for her contribution to literature and was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She was given the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in 2008. In 2016 she won the Sarah Broom Poetry Prize, New Zealand's most valuable poetry award, judged by Paul Muldoon, and those poems are included in Night Horse.