Calypso

Arranged in four lyrical sections, this collection of poems presents colorful images with a narrative drive and the true cadences of a storyteller. Traveling from Troy and Waiheke to San Francisco and Spain, this variety of verse leads into a discussion of simple objects, making the ordinary things of the world extraordinary. Finishing with compositions based on the poet's past, the short, intense New Zealand lyrics combine the everyday with a visionary sense of mystery and wonder.

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Calypso

Arranged in four lyrical sections, this collection of poems presents colorful images with a narrative drive and the true cadences of a storyteller. Traveling from Troy and Waiheke to San Francisco and Spain, this variety of verse leads into a discussion of simple objects, making the ordinary things of the world extraordinary. Finishing with compositions based on the poet's past, the short, intense New Zealand lyrics combine the everyday with a visionary sense of mystery and wonder.

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Calypso

Calypso

by Bob Orr
Calypso

Calypso

by Bob Orr

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Overview

Arranged in four lyrical sections, this collection of poems presents colorful images with a narrative drive and the true cadences of a storyteller. Traveling from Troy and Waiheke to San Francisco and Spain, this variety of verse leads into a discussion of simple objects, making the ordinary things of the world extraordinary. Finishing with compositions based on the poet's past, the short, intense New Zealand lyrics combine the everyday with a visionary sense of mystery and wonder.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781775580331
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Publication date: 11/01/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 88
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Bob Orr is the author of Breeze, Red Trees, and Valparaiso. His work is included in Best New Zealand Poems Online and Big Smoke.
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