{"product_id":"poetry-new-zealand-yearbook-2021","title":"Poetry New Zealand Yearbook 2021","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"strapline\"\u003eAn essential, annual collection of terrific New Zealand poetry\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach year Poetry New Zealand, this country’s longest-running poetry magazine, rounds up important new poetry, reviews and essays, making it the ideal way to catch up with the latest poetry from both established and emerging New Zealand poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe packed issue #55 features 180 new poems — including by this year’s featured poet, Aimee-Jane Anderson-O’Connor and by John Allison, Stephanie Christie, Michele Leggott, Wes Lee, Elizabeth Morton, David Eggleton, Bob Orr and Kiri Piahana-Wong — and essays and extensive reviews of new poetry collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoems by the winners of both the Poetry New Zealand Award and the Poetry New Zealand Schools Award are among the line-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo look inside, click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/masseypress\/docs\/pnz2021_look_20inside\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘Issue #55 was compiled in a time of pandemic which has shaped this massive book. It has more than a few shuddering moments. These are poems that capture both horror and beauty.’ — Hamesh Wyatt,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.odt.co.nz\/entertainment\/books\/poetry-roundup-10\" title=\"ODT\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOtago Daily Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘The new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry New Zealand Yearbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis, as usual, a poetic smorgasbord. First, a tranche of impressive work by the featured poet, Aimee-Jane Anderson-O’Connor. Next, around 250 pages of poems by poets familiar and less familiar. Then, two extended personal-literary essays. Lastly, 20 substantial reviews of recent collections . . .\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’ll be carrying this book around with me for quite a while.\u003c\/span\u003e’ — Harry Ricketts,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ketebooks.co.nz\/all-book-reviews\/poetry-new-zealand-yearbook-2021-review?ss_source=sscampaigns\u0026amp;ss_campaign_id=605b9ef9df741c28a4156abf\u0026amp;ss_email_id=605bd2a128b8443fa720f3da\u0026amp;ss_campaign_name=Giveaways%2C+reviews%2C+new+books+at+Kete%2C+25+March+2021\u0026amp;ss_campaign_sent_date=2021-03-25T00%3A01%3A19Z\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKete\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘. . . there is so much poetry being written in Aotearoa that editor Tracey Slaughter’s whittled-down selection of two months of submissions, a year’s worth of work, fills what could ostensibly be termed a tome’ — Sophie van Waardenberg,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anzliterature.com\/anzl-review\/poetry-new-zealand-yearbook-2021-edited-by-tracey-slaughter\/\" title=\"Kete\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAcademy of New Zealand Literature\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003ePraise for the previous editions:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘\u003cem\u003ePoetry New Zealand Yearbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . . .\u003c\/span\u003e as a hub for poetry conversations, is now an essential destination for poetry fans’ — Paula Green,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSunday-Star Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘This belongs in the section of your bookcase you’ve set aside for quiet little miracles that we can only be grateful are still part of our literary life’ — Paul Little,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNorth \u0026amp; South\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"strapline\"\u003e‘. . . one of the best New Zealand literary journals around’ — Siobahn Harvey,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Zealand Herald\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Massey Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51483482849600,"sku":"PNZ21","price":40.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/6614\/6624\/files\/9780995135420.jpg?v=1769477564","url":"https:\/\/masseypress.ac.nz\/products\/poetry-new-zealand-yearbook-2021","provider":"Massey Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}