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Glenn Colquhoun - An Explanation of Poetry to My Father by Glenn Colquhoun
15.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
In this new collection Glenn uses hands-on language and humour to explain poetry to his builder father ('a man of few words') - and anyone else not yet captivated with the magic of words.
Holding the ACEs: Adverse Childhood Events in NZ by Glenn Colquhoun
18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction
"I live on a beach. It's wide and stretches. All sorts of things wash up there. Me especially. On a good day I can see Ruapehu, Taranaki, the Tararuas and Kapiti. The dead wander by, noisy and full of chat. They stop me being scared. The living are another kettle of fish. Next door is a small town. Th ...Show more
How We Fell (a love story) by Glenn Colquhoun
30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Faster than a speeding simile! Able to leap hyperbole in a single bound! Can Poetryman rescue the damsel from catastrophic cliches Award-winning poet Glenn Colquhoun's innovative new collection describes his ten year relationship with his former wife through all its highs, cries, lies and sighs. Vivid i ...Show more
Late Love (BWB Texts) by Glenn Colquhoun
15.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non- fiction | Series: BWB Texts
'Most of the time I have no idea what to do with them or what to say in response to them.' Award-winning New Zealand poet Glenn Colquhoun is also a doctor who works with struggling young people at the margins, painfully aware of the limits of his role. In this BWB Text he offers penetrating insight int ...Show more
Letters to Young People by Glenn Colquhoun
43.00 NZD
Category: NZ Fiction
“It is difficult to ignore the story of a young person. When they are in pain, that pain seems all the more demanding because they are vulnerable and because their life still lies ahead of them ... I have learnt that the most important medicine they need from me is to listen to these stories, to hold th ...Show more
Mr Short, Mr Thin, Mr Bald and Mr Dog by Glenn Colquhoun
20.00 NZD
Category: Children
Mr Short was very tall. Mr Thin was fat. Mr Bald had lots of hair And Mr Dog kept cats Glenn Colquhoun is best known for his three highly-acclaimed collections of poetry: An Explanation of Poetry to my Father,The Art of Walking Upright and Playing God. This wacky picture book is Glenn ColquhounÂs thi ...Show more
Myths and Legends of the Ancient Pākehā by Glenn Colquhoun
45.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
In this collection of poems Glenn Colquhoun explores a range of Pākehā oral poetic forms; sea shanties, hymns, ballads, nursery rhymes and clapping songs. It is a companion volume to Three Women, his collection of poetry in Te Reo Māori, and is richly illustrated by Nigel Brown. A soundtrack to the poem ...Show more
Ngā Wāhine E Toru / Three Women by Glenn Colquhoun
45.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
In this collection of poems Glenn Colquhoun writes to his daughter, former partner, and mother, using the medium of Māori oral poetry. In doing so he explores oriori, karakia, haka, mōteatea, pātere, waiata aroha and waiata tangi. It is a companion volume to Myths and Legends of the Ancient Pākehā, his ...Show more
Playing God by Glenn Colquhoun
25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Winner, Montana New Zealand Book Awards, 2003 (Poetry Section & Reader's Choice). Glenn Colquhoun'?s The Art of Walking Upright won the 2000 Montana NZ best first book award for poetry. He has also published a children'?s book and An Explanation of Poetry to my Father, which sold over 1000 copies. T ...Show more
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