Raw, essential new collection from established and emerging voice
For this 75th anniversary edition of Poetry Aotearoa Yearbook, editor Tracey Slaughter rounds up essential new poetry, reviews and essays from both established and emerging New Zealand poets. Another packed issue, #60 showcases the raw and vital in 138 new poems -- including from this year's featured poet, Josiah Morgan -- and 29 reviews.
Its publication marks 75 years since poet Louis Johnson established New Zealand Poetry Yearbook in 1951, and it's still as important and relevant now as it was then. It's the ideal way to catch up with the latest poems and reviews by some of this country's best-known poets and literary critics.
Dr Tracey Slaughter is a poet and short story writer. Her books include Her Body Rises, The Longest Drink in Town, Deleted Scenes for Lovers, Devil's Trumpet and The girls in the red house are singing. She has been widely anthologised and has received numerous awards, including the international Bridport Prize (2014), BNZ Katherine Mansfield Awards (2001 and 2004) and the Manchester Poetry Prize (2023). She teaches creative writing at the University of Waikato. She has been the editor of the Poetry New Zealand Yearbook since 2020.
Poetry
Paperback, 336 pages
H: 200mm W: 148mm Spine: 30mm
Weight: 400 grams