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“On Making Muddy Love to My Muse” — Stanzas 194 to 199
Res Publica, Book One, Canto the Third How the narrator’s memory is interrupted by his new guest (who’s now moved in with him), and how the two of them make muddy love beneath a lemonwood . . . 194. She … Continue reading
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To Loneliness! — Stanzas 103 to 108
Res Publica, Book One, Canto the Second In which our narrator muses about what it means to be a writer in New Zealand . . . 103. A brief aside: I’m hungry and tired. The following lines may have to … Continue reading
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NZ Poetry Day: Lines from Res Publica, Book One
The narrator in this scene is hiding out at writer Frank Sargeson’s bach in Takapuna, on Auckland’s North Shore. As he writes his epic story, he takes a moment to contemplate New Zealand’s literature. Lines from Res Publica, Book One … Continue reading
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