Landfall 232

Aotearoa New Zealand Arts and Letters, Autumn 2016

Edited by David Eggleton

Landfall

LITERARY COLLECTIONS

208 Pages, 6.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper, PDF

Trade Paper, $19.99 (US $19.99) (CA $26.99)

Publication Date: August 2017

ISBN 9781927322246

Rights: US & CA

Otago University Press (Aug 2017)

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Out of Stock. E-book edition is available.

Overview

A diverse collection of contemporary New Zealand arts and letters.

Landfall 232 presents a rich array of poetry, short stories, essays, and visual art from established and emerging voices in Aotearoa. Explore themes of cultural identity, social commentary, and personal experience through diverse artistic expressions.

This issue features the winning entries from the Landfall Essay Competition and the Caselberg Trust International Poetry Prize, alongside thought-provoking essays, lyrical poems, and stunning visual portfolios. Discover new perspectives on New Zealand life and culture in this engaging and insightful collection. Perfect for readers seeking a deeper connection to the literary and artistic landscape of Aotearoa.

Reviews

'The most important and long-lasting journal in New Zealand's literature' – Oxford History of New Zealand Literature ‘This is the little magazine that always produces great issues packed with fine writing. The writing is highly readable, sometimes controversial, but never dull.’ – Weekend Herald

Author Biography

David Eggleton is a performance poet and writer. Part Polynesian, he grew up between Fiji and New Zealand. Eggleton’s many awards include six times Book Reviewer of the Year in the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, PEN Best First Book of Poetry, the Robert Burns Fellowship and, uniquely among New Zealand poets, he was London Time Out’s Street Entertainer of the Year in 1985. He also writes nonfiction, and has produced several documentaries, CDs and short films. In 2016 his collection The Conch Trumpet won the Ockham New Zealand Book Award for poetry and he received the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in poetry.

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