Husk - paperback (Paperback)

This is a lively and enjoyable first collection of poems by a writer who is well known in the New Zealand literary world and who has published widely in journals. It is a polished, elegant, and mature work. Chris Price's poems are characterized by witty surprises, sudden unexpected shifts of image, and many forms of wordplay. Covering a wide range of interests, themes, and tones, there is an alertness and sense of delight about these poems.