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Manifesto Aotearoa : 101 Political Poems
Hardback Edition: 1
A poem is a vote. It chooses freedom of imagination, freedom of critical thought, freedom of speech. A collection of political poems in its very essence argues for the power of the democratic voice.
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Here New Zealand poets from diverse cultures, young and old, new and
seasoned, from the Bay of Islands to Bluff, rally for justice on everything from a degraded environment to systemically embedded poverty; from the long, painful legacy of colonialism to explosive issues of sexual consent. Communally these writers show that political poems can be the most vivid and eloquent calls for empathy, for action and revolution, even for a simple calling to account. American poet Mark Leidner tweeted in mid-2016 that A vote is a prayer with no poetry. Here, then, are 101 secular prayers to take to the ballot box in an election year. But we think this book will continue to express the nations hopes every political cycle: the hope for equality and justice. Poets include David Eggleton, Cilla McQueen, Vincent OSullivan, Tusiata Avia, Frankie McMillan, Brian Turner, Paula Green, Ian Wedde, Vaughan Rapatahana, Ria Masae, Peter Bland, Louise Wallace, Bernadette Hall, Airini Beautrais and 84 others. Original artwork by Nigel Brown. Featured in the Autumn 2017 Great Reads newsletter. Featured in the 13 March 2017 New Zealand Newsletter.
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Pages : 191
Publisher : Otago University Press
Publication date : 2017-04-04
Subjects: Fiction, NZ Poetry, NZ Poetry By Individual Poets