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The companion to volcanology /

"The Companion to Volcanology is not a field guide to volcanoes. But tectonic shifts are present in Brent Kininmont's second book of poetry, and so are companions. The child, for instance, carried up a mountain in the titular opening poem, and companions alive to the brevity of their time...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kininmont, Brent (contributor person of text.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wellington, New Zealand : Te Herenga Waka University Press, 2025.
Subjects:
poetry.
Poetry.
New Zealand poetry > 21st century.
Poésie.
Table of Contents:
  • The companion to volcanology
  • What dropped?
  • Twelve short talks on aspects of origins
  • Half pear, half apple
  • Driving the harvester
  • Leaf boats
  • Child carrier
  • Hong Kong 1997
  • Limbs succumbing
  • The impressionist
  • The lift has two decks
  • A primer
  • The invisible hand
  • Swell
  • Crossed toes
  • New Year Ekiden
  • That stage
  • Imperial units
  • Near things
  • Retreat
  • True story
  • Mountain path to ancient Thera
  • Poet still missing on Kuchinoerabu
  • Sera
  • Range of affection
  • Ed
  • The Japanese on Erebus
  • Bits of food in my father's lungs
  • Five o'clock at Iwami Ginzan
  • He went nonetheless and was glad he did
  • 'Nothing to write a yarn about'
  • Some are not in step with
  • The line has stalled.