{"product_id":"9781927322659","title":"Getting it Right: Poems 1968-2015","description":"\u003cbr\u003eAfter establishing a poetic presence on the literary scene in the early 1960s, Dunedin’s Alan Roddick published his first collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Eye Corrects: Poems 1955–1965\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1967. A mere 49 years later comes the sequel, \u003ci\u003eGetting it Right\u003c\/i\u003e. Poet C.K. Stead writes in \u003ci\u003eShelf Life\u003c\/i\u003e (AUP, 2016) that he has always been \"a great admirer of the economy and the quiet, sharp wit of [Roddick’s] writing … Alan Roddick is a 'cool' poet, a temperament that seems reserved, controlled, decent, funny and intelligent; a craftsman not a showman, with a fine musical ear, whose work is dependable and of the highest order. And as well as witty and clever work, there are poems that catch moments of deep feeling; and equally of exhilaration, such as the ten-year-old Alan standing up on the seat, his head through the sunroof of his father’s car that is cruising downhill, 'pushing 40' with the engine off to save petrol, 'drunk with the scent of heather and whin \/ that airy silence …' Alan Roddick is writing as well as any New Zealand poet currently at work on the scene. It is wonderful to have him back – something to celebrate!\"","brand":"Otago University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033456656624,"sku":"9781927322659","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927322659_p0.jpg?v=1763636509","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927322659","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}