Dreamy days & nothing done
Kevin Ireland

	Art & Poetry Poetry Price: $19.99 Availability: now Format: 76 pages, soft cover ISBN: 978-1-877577-69-7 Add this book to your shopping bag

About the Book

A moment of perfection
The poem that grabs you
is the one that quivers
on a tightrope. It is so poised,
so near to faultless
that you almost miss
the shake in its shadow
like a held breath:
the word not written,
the shape of letters suggested
by the ring of radiance
that snaps over it like a sea anemone:
an implication,
and a juddering silence
left gasping.

About the Author

Kevin Ireland lives in Devonport and is one of New Zealand’s most prominent and well-loved writers. His first book of poetry Face to Face was published in 1963, followed by seventeen further collections. He has published a collection of short stories, six novels and two memoirs. Kevin has won numerous awards, including the 2004 Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement and in 2006 the A W Reed Award for his contribution to New Zealand literature. In 2000 he received an honorary doctorate from Massey University.