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DescriptionAlastair Clarke’s poetry considerably addresses his re-seeing his country after living for many years overseas. Reviews‘Alastair Clarke shows the way poetry can catch the brightness of place (and travel)... Landscape is never redundant in poetry – I would read a whole book of this,’ - Paula Green, Poetry Shelf. Author descriptionAlastair Clarke is a New Zealander who returned to the Wairarapa in 2016 from several years in the United Kingdom. He grew up in Pukerua Bay, a little north of Wellington, when Peter Bland, Alistair Te Ariki Campbell, Denis Glover were residents, and very near, Louis Johnson, who were all, together, reshaping poetry in New Zealand. He believes he was very lucky to have been free to enjoy the wonders of growing up in a world defined by wild hills, bush and the sea (the family had a dinghy) and the constant nearness of Kapiti Island. He feels he was also immeasurably lucky to have had a father who was a writer (for NZBC) and who deeply inspired in him a love for literature. Returning to live in the Wairarapa has been a compellingly focusing experience. That the land has been, and is, geologically riven, has been a profound influence in Alastair’s writing. |