Book Review: In the Half Light of a Dying Day: Catullus, 2023
July 26, 2024
Though long dead, Catullus is an accessible poet for the modern reader because he wrote candidly about love, jealousy, hate and politics.
Though long dead, Catullus is an accessible poet for the modern reader because he wrote candidly about love, jealousy, hate and politics.
These poems are agonising with a completely relatable feel. I can’t wait to see what Mason Gilbert brings next.
This collection is vulnerable and precise, travelling through and between the streets of Christchurch like a supercut of sweet memories.
John Allison has a gift for noticing the sweetness, finding gentleness everywhere and holding dear to a contemplative sentimentality.
These poems lead with an open heart, pleading with surrender and screaming for justice and anyone who is watching can feel Avia’s frustration.
If you haven’t read a poem since high school, or tried to but felt you were missing something – this is a brilliant place to start.
This collection, while painfully truthful and heartbreaking, is buoyed with a boundless and indomitable sense of celebration.
These poems deal in making small, ordinary moments beautiful; they deal in romance; they deal in friendship and delight.
These poems invite us to party with the Ātua to share wisdoms, laughter and deep connection that transcends time.
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