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The Bells of St Babel's: Poems 1997-2001
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Bells of St Babel's: Poems 1997-2001
Contributors:
By (Author) Allen Curnow
Publisher:
Auckland University Press
Imprint:
Auckland University Press
Publication Date:
1st March 2001
Country:
New Zealand
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
821
Prizes:
Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Poetry Category 2001
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
54
Description
These 11 poems, written between 1997 and 2000 show Allen Curnow's ear for the vernacular and his sense of the absurdity of modish attitudes. Alongside a poem for poet Peter Porter's 70th birthday are poems of small dramas, some painful and ugly, observed unflinchingly.
