Lost and Somewhere Else

Where do I stand?
Usually
in the little square of sunlight
by the back door.

In Lost and Somewhere Else, Jenny Bornholdt finds many places to stand: at home, in memories of places and people, and in the Ernst Plischke-designed Henderson House in Alexandra, Central Otago, in which she lived while writing these poems. This graceful, witty and unsettling book is Bornholdt at her very best: her language at once bold and subtle, and even her smallest insights profound.

Featured in the 4 June 2019 New Zealand newsletter.
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