Mister Hamilton, John Dickson's first collection in eighteen years, is an appealing, questioning mix of elements. Over a base of South Island bedrock (granite, schist, greywacke), Dickson has peopled this quietly fiery collection with day-to-day working voices and narratives, sometimes comic, sometimes tragic, sometimes charged with a political consciousness and lyrical intensity. Shot-through with veins of jazz, rock and blues, quizzical religiosity and a streak of the absurd, this book takes a fresh look at the streets and lawns and people of urban and suburban ‘Pig Island' and offers some thoughtful, wisely pitched and immensely likeable poems. And who is Mister Hamilton? A familiar everyman, a voice of authority, a common presence, an old friend – readers may make up their own minds after spending time in the company of Dickson and his book.
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 21/08/2016
- ISBN:
- 9781775588863
- 9781775588863
- Category:
- Anthologies (non-poetry)
- Format:
- Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
- Publication Date:
- 21-08-2016
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Auckland University Press
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