Incognito
Author(s): Jessica Le Bas
Incognito is a first, rather engaging, collection by a Nelson poet whose work has already appeared in many literary journals and general magazines such as North & South and the Listener. It is well organized into six sections. The book's dedication reads 'for my father', and a lot of the poems are about family members, friends and domestic situations. Many have rural or seashore settings and many see life from the perspective of a child. Le Bas writes in a relaxed way with an intimate and affectionate tone. First published May 2007. ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂitÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs hard to imagine there will be a better first bookÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ. Cliff Fell
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Winner of NZ Society of Authors Best First Book Award Poetry Category 2008.
JESSICA LE BAS grew up in Auckland and has been writing poetry since she was six. Her work has appeared in the Listener, Landfall, Sport, Poetry New Zealand and other literary journals.
1 YOU'RE KIDDING: another country; the PM comes to school; Dead Horse Pinch; the footpath; HALP; a 'not fair' poem about lice; 2 THERE'S A LOVE: enlightenment; my mother's birthday; There's a love; old haunts; for that extra distance; what I didn't say to the doctor; trig point; 3 CURRENCY: a bloody good story; love & lunch; man at Oturehua; perhaps the caravan park; a long way from Moscow; currency; two women walking; weight; a mathematician talks to me of imaginary numbers; the brown hen; Anticipation; winter night, Moutere; and the Hawkdun Range behind; 4 INCOGNITO: a cold spell; lessons; inventories; incognito, my love; incarnate on the coastline of night; in which we don't go to the movies; two angels; in the umbrella house; and I have something to expiate; 5 JOURNEY: house at Malindi; life vest under your seat; through Shenandoah; journey south; Sheep near Pigeon Rock; near Ian's place; towards Devil's Peak; last leaf; 6 ENDS: inter-loan; death on the rainbow road; holy war declared; Osama bin Laden sleeps; another Zagreb; Refugee; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
General Fields
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- : Auckland University Press
- : Auckland University Press
- : 0.0
- : 01 May 2007
- : 225mm X 165mm X 7mm
- : New Zealand
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jessica Le Bas
- : Paperback
- : 1st Edition
- : 821
- : 80
