Scan barcode
octavia_cade's review
3.0
There are some good poems in here. I particularly liked "Herschel at the Cape", a biographical poem of the astronomer John Herschel, and I loved "Yadasi Clips" which is the stand-out poem of the whole collection to my mind, and has shot onto my list of all-time favourites.
One thing I did notice, throughout the collection, is Manhire's focus on repetition within his poems. Repeated words, repeated lines... it's an interesting technique, but I found it over-used here, and I thought that some poems (e.g. "Poem Beginning with a Line by Ralph Hotere" and "Warehouse Curtains") really sank under the weight of it.
One thing I did notice, throughout the collection, is Manhire's focus on repetition within his poems. Repeated words, repeated lines... it's an interesting technique, but I found it over-used here, and I thought that some poems (e.g. "Poem Beginning with a Line by Ralph Hotere" and "Warehouse Curtains") really sank under the weight of it.
More...