Wild

The poems in this sixth collection from a celebrated poet explore the nature of the unknown and the uncultivated, from the oceans and the bush to the emotional realities of the distant past and powerful passion. Travel anecdotes from England link these Antipodean landscapes to family stories and describe the changing shape of relationships. These verses reveal the paradox of the urban and civilized world through a mature and polished language.

Author Biography: Anne French is a strategic advisor at the Foundation for Research and Technology. She is a former editor, managing editor, and publisher at Oxford University Press New Zealand. She is a former writer in residence at Massey University and was the recipient of the PEN Young Writers Award. She is the author of Boys' Night Out, a finalist in the 1999 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Her first poetry collection, All Cretans Are Liars, won the New Zealand Book Award for Poetry and the PEN Award for First Book of Poetry.