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C. K. Stead has always swum through literature, cultures, surroundings both physical and social, with a deft stroke. Completed in his eightieth year, The Yellow Buoy sees the poet firmly attached to his memories, attuned to his craft and attentive to his world. The book is divided into three parts: 'The Yellow Buoy', 'The Silence' and 'The Green Enclave'.

From one of New Zealand's most celebrated writers comes this poetry collection that encompasses moving memories of childhood and ruminations on horses and cows, Auckland, and even the author's own legs. These satirical poems take weapons from the writers of the past and skewer politicians of the present, and reflect on a range of international writers, including Allen Curnow, Janet Frame, and Denis Glover. With sometimes biting and often humor...

Distinguished novelist and poet, C. K. Stead is also widely respected as a critic. Here he combines most of the important essays in "In the Glass Case" (AUP, 1981), long out of print, and five from "Answering to the Language" (AUP, 1989).

A classic survey of modern English poetry from the new tradition established by Yeats in the 1890s through to Eliot, including a reassessment of the Georgians and the influence of Pound.'A short but brilliant history. Essential to anyone interested in the development of modern poetry.' The Guardian'Reading T. S. Eliot and reading about T. S. Eliot were equally formative experiences for my generation. One of the books about him which greatly ap...

This detailed volume presents a selection of early comments on the play, reviews of post-war productions and modern critical studies. It includes contributions from a wide range of critics, including S.T. Coleridge, Richard David, Edward Dowden, William Empson, William Hazlitt, Harold Hobson, Samuel Johnson, G. Wilson Knight, L.C. Knights, Clifford Leech, Ernest Schanzer, David L. Stevenson and E.M.W. Tillyard.

The "black river" of mortality is a constant presence in this latest collection by critically acclaimed poet C. K. Stead. Written within the last 18 months, these poignant poems vividly explore the poet's feeling of frailty following a stroke, which temporarily impaired his ability to read or write, and the subsequent excitement of recovery.

A collection of 47 essays, lectures, reviews and articles covering a wide variety of topics, ranging from Yeats and Katherine Mansfield to Booker Prizewinners Peter Carey and Keri Hulme.

Two Oxford dons, Mike Newall and Bertie Winterstoke, attend the funeral of Donovan O'Dwyer, an expatriate New Zealander. After the ceremony, Newall reveals that O'Dwyer spent his life haunted by a Maori curse, the "makutu", allegedly brought down upon him because he killed one of his own men.

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A sequel to the successful books "Kin of Place" and "The Writer at Work, " this collection of critical writing takes the reader on a personal journey from the author's earliest discovery of poetry as a young man to his latest experiences on the literary trail. This trip through literary history involves many writers, including Katherine Mansfield, T. S. Eliot, Michael King, and Elizabeth Knox. The book also includes a series of journal extract...

This collection of poetry culls Karl Stead's most lasting and memorable works into a single volume. Drawn from previously published works though his distinguished career, from his debut collection "Whether the Will is Fre"e to his recent publication "The Black River, " this resource also contains 22 previously unpublished poems from his early days.

In a virtuoso performance, C K Stead wonderfully illuminates 23 years of his time and his place.