Leaving the red zone
poems from the Canterbury earthquakes
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Publication
2016 - Clerestory Press, Christchurch, New Zealand
Language
English
Word Count
42,500 words, Guess
Page Count
170 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL60153475M
- ISBN-139780992251758
- ISBN-100992251753
- OCLC Control Number944509819
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.
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