The Hill of Wool
By (Author) Jenny Bornholdt
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Victoria University Press
5th July 2011
New Zealand
General
Non Fiction
821.2
Paperback
60
Exploring the concept of memory, this collection of poetry delves into the remembrances that live and grow within families as well as those that are inspired by rediscovered childrens songs and stories. The featured verse demonstrates how some recollections are triggered by chance encounters with old boyfriends, some are personal and lyrical, and others are as strange as untamed rhymes. Touching on aspects of everyday lifecooking, coffee, and the patterns of the seasons and holidaysthis anthology weaves other meanings, resonances, and wisdom within them, from the challenges of raising children to finding ones way through life.
Jenny Bornholdt is a poet and an anthologist. She is the author of How We Met, Miss New Zealand, Moving House, The Rocky Shore, Summer, These Days, This Big Face, and Waiting Shelter. She is the coeditor of An Anthology of New Zealand Poetry in English and My Heart Goes Swimming.