Valley of decision, 1933 -- Three poems, 1935 -- From Another argo, 1935 -- From A Caxton miscellany, 1937 -- Enemies, 1937 -- Not in narrow seas, 1939 -- From Recent poems, 1941 -- Island and time, 1941 -- Sailing or drowning, 1943 -- Jack withoug magic, 1946 -- At dead low water, 1949 -- Poems, 1949-57, 1957 -- A small room with large windows, 1962 -- Poems from the 1960s -- Trees, effigies moving objects, 1972 -- An abominable temper, 1973 -- An incorrigible music, 1979 -- You will know when you get there, 1982 -- The loop in Lone Kauri Road, 1986 -- From Continuum, 1988 -- The game of tab, from Early days yet, 1997 -- The bells of Sain Babel's, 2001 -- Author's note from Collected poems, 1974 -- Index of titles -- Index of first lines.
Summary:
Allen Curnow (1911-2001) was at the time of his death regarded as one of the greatest of all poets writing in English. For seventy years, from Valley of Decision (1933) to The Bells of Saint Babel's (2001), Curnow's poetry was always on the move - from his early approaches to New Zealand identity and myth to later work concerned with the philosophical encounter between word and world. Curnow also played a major role in New Zealand life as editor, critic, commentator and anthologist, as well as a much-loved writer of light verse under the penname of Whim Wham. In his later years he acquired an impressive international reputation, winning the Commonwealth Prize for Poetry and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. Througout his career, Curnow selected and revised his poetry, constantly seeking to 'make it new'. For the first time this book brings together all the poems he collected in his lifetime. The extensive notes reproduce his comments on individual volumes and single poems, and include relevant editorial guidance.
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