Publication

2016 - Clerestory Press, Christchurch, New Zealand

Language

English

Word Count

42,500 words, Guess

Page Count

170 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDCNZ821.308036
  • LCCPR9658 .E2L43 2016

Description

More than 400,000 people, more than 14,000 earthquakes. 5 years. People talked about quake brain, but the Canterbury earthquakes, despite of, because of this, generated amazing bursts of creativity. Leaving the Red Zone is a rich and wide-ranging collection showcasing much of the best poetry: 148 poems from 87 poets. Here are sorrow, resignation, defiance, stoicism, humour black and wry, and everything in between. Other books will tell of the earthquakes from the point of view of the geologist, the historian, or photographer; Leaving the Red Zone tells of the Canterbury earthquakes from the point of view of the human heart.

Subjects

Topics

PoetryEarthquakesNew Zealand poetryCanterbury Earthquake, N.Z., 2010Christchurch Earthquake, N.Z., 2011Canterbury Earthquake (New Zealand : 2010) fast (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01755801Christchurch Earthquake (New Zealand : 2011) fast (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01765264

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