Discover the lyrical brilliance of Bryan Walpert’s newest work in 'Brass Band To Follow.' This brand new collection of 96 pages, published by Otago University Press, captivates readers with a compelling exploration of life’s poetic moments. Within the dimensions of 148 x 210 mm, Walpert masterfully transcends ordinary themes, shifting from the delicate beauty of flowers to profound musings on time and eternity. With a blend of humor and depth, these poems delve into the complexity of middle age, capturing the essence of waiting for life’s metaphorical brass band. Each piece invites you, whether a parent reflecting on the fleeting nature of childhood or an admirer of poetic finesse, to engage with life’s dualities – growing up and growing old. Readers will appreciate Walpert's innovative use of language, where the past’s scientific voices of 17th-century figures like Robert Hooke emerge in contemporary love poems. Experience poetry that balances playful wit with serious reflections on existence. Enjoy rapid shipping within New Zealand with no surprising import fees, combined options available for your convenience. Order now and immerse yourself in the captivating world of modern poetry that this celebrated professor and author has to offer. Enhance your literary collection today with Walpert’s remarkable insights on navigating life and time.

CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 148 x 210 mm
Pages: 96
Bind: paperback
Author: Bryan Walpert Publisher: Otago University Press
Publication Date: 01-05-2021

Bryan Walpert’s fourth collection of lyric poems ranges in its focus from flowers to infinities, from laundry to eternity, but is founded most fully on what it is to move into middle age – to wait still for life’s promised brass band to arrive. Whether writing from the perspective of a parent watching childhood slip away or ventriloquising the 17th-century scientific language of Robert Hooke and Robert Boyle to craft surprising love poems, he engages the world with a keen and often witty perception, a deft juggling of the sentence, and a sense of wonder. Frequently playful in approach, the poems are always serious in their engagement with the bewildering nature of time passing – of growing up, and growing old. AUTHOR Bryan Walpert is the author of three previous collections of poetry – Etymology, A History of Glass and most recently Native Bird. He is also the author of a novella, Late Sonata, winner of the Seizure Viva La Novella prize; a collection of short fiction, Ephraim’s Eyes; and two scholarly books: Poetry and Mindfulness: Interruption to a Journey, and Resistance to Science in Contemporary American Poetry. His work has appeared in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the US and Canada, and has been recognised by the Montreal International Poetry Award, the New Zealand International Poetry Competition and the James Wright Poetry Award (US). He is a professor in creative writing at Massey University, Auckland. More on Bryan can be found at bryanwalpert.com.

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