Poetry 2009

POETRY CATEGORY WINNER 2009

The Rocky Shore - Jenny Bornholdt

Victoria University Press, ISBN 978-0-86473-580-5, $25.00 pbk

The six long poems which make up The Rocky Shore were written over the course of six years. Together, they are as much autobiographical essay as long poem, and Jenny Bornholdt's most significant achievement to date.

Jenny Bornholdt is the author of eight previous collections of poetry and was Te Mata Estate New Zealand Poet Laureate 2005–2007.

The Lakes of Mars - Chris Orsman

Auckland University Press, ISBN 978-1-86940-408-6, $24.99 pbk

Get Some - Sonja Yelich

Auckland University Press, ISBN 978-1-86940-423-9, $24.99 pbk

Edgar is a marine in bad need of a wash and a gun. The deeper he is lost running around the streets of Baghdad, the filthier he gets. get some follows Ed and the responses of his family to his tour of ‘doody’ – but other voices break through the perpetual static of gunfire and electronic noise. Sonja Yelich serves up a whirlwind of perspectives on the war and on contemporary American life.