The World's Fastest Flower
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The World's Fastest Flower
By (Author) Charlotte Simmonds
Te Herenga Waka University Press
Victoria University Press
16th May 2008
New Zealand
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
821.3
Short-listed for NZ Society of Authors Best First Book Award Poetry Category 2009
Physical Properties
Paperback
90
Description
In this provocative collection of poetry, the issue of mental illness is dealt with frankly through pieces that are at once confrontational and refreshing. Written with a dramatic edge that showcases the authors background in theater, the urgency of the bloom of the worlds fastest flowerthe Canadian Bunchberry Dogwoodis combined with the suspended time of the lyric poem, resulting in the introduction of a courageous and innovative new voice in poetry.
Author Bio
Charlotte Simmonds is a New Zealand playwright.
