Naming the Beasts
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Naming the Beasts
By (Author) Elizabeth Morton
Otago University Press
Otago University Press
29th July 2022
New Zealand
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
96
Width 150mm, Height 230mm
Description
Naming the Beasts is a menagerie of poems about the gnarlier aspects of being a creature of this world. Morton's poems take a bite out of the world around us, as they explore reality through the vitality and immersiveness of their imaginative powers.
Author Bio
Elizabeth Morton grew up in suburban Auckland. Her poetry and prose have been published in New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Canada, Ireland, Australia and online. She holds an MLitt in Creative Writing from the University of Glasgow. Morton has accrued many literary acknowledgements for her work, and her previous collection of poetry, This is Your Real Name (OUP, 2020), was longlisted for the Mary and Peter Biggs Award for Poetry in the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. The manuscript of Naming the Beasts was shortlisted for the 2021 Kathleen Grattan Poetry Award.
