Elizabeth smither (144 resultados)

Condición: Very good. light shelfwear. 1 Trade paperback (UK). 46 p. Audience: General/trade; College/higher education; Professional and scholarly.

paperback. Condición: Good. Good paperback, bumped/creased with shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. In Elizabeth Smither's eighteenth collection of poetry her words are as vital as ever. The poems take the everyday - mothers and daughters, cats and horses, books and bowls, slippers and shirts - and transform them into something fresh: sometimes surreal, sometimes funny, often enchanted. And throughout, the work is infected with the personality of the author: a quirky, whimsical observer of the mundane world around her, which she shows to be full of surprises. 'Elizabeth Smither's world is the people she knows, the places she visits, the animals she encounters. As they appear in her work they take on mysterious, sometimes surreal, qualities. Her imaginative world is charming and enchanted, peculiar, whimsical, and often very funny' - C. K. Stead 'W. H. Auden once defined poetry as a game of knowledge, a bringing to consciousness, by naming them, of emotions and their hidden relationships . This definition suits Smither's poetry, too, with its sophistication, its wit and humour, its playfulness, its candour, its tenderness, its exploration through simile and metaphor of the unexpected relations between things' - Peter Simpson 'The freshness of Elizabeth's vision, her altogether metaphorical way of looking at the world, constantly surprises. Then there is the course her poems take, rising into something which hits, or is very like, the sublime. Her work is replete with a humanity that draws the reader in, moves us and stays with us, achieving what the Chinese call 'the meaning beyond the words' - Diana Bridge Mothers and daughters, cats and horses, books and bowls are transformed in Elizabeth Smithers eighteenth poetry collection. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A wind that only the widest gardens can hold. A lipstick stain on a poem. A bee released - with recourse to a letter from the Inland Revenue Department. A grey sky like a governess, a mother dressed by her two-year-old son, a flurry of leaves behind a tram. In The Blue Coat, Elizabeth Smither examines the quotidian and the quirky for resonance, for contemplation, for verve. Here 'poetry has a place among other bodies', but also in enclosed gardens, in Chinese restaurants, in margins and in memory - 'sometimes open and hospitable, sometimes secret, behind dark hedges'. Whimsical and tender, this latest collection demonstrates Smither's talent for illuminating the poetry in the everyday - an out-of-season daffodil, a chipped Limoges plate. She is a master of the unfolding poem, in lines that take you from a single image to the cusp of something larger. At times meditative, at times playful, even slightly subversive, this collection impresses with a surety of word, a deft touch and a polished harmony. In The Blue Coat, Elizabeth Smither examines the quotidian and the quirky for resonance, for contemplation, for verve. Here poetry has a place among other bodies, but also in enclosed gardens, in Chinese restaurants, in margins and in memory sometimes open and hospitable, sometimes secret, behind dark hedges. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condición: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. White lies, hip replacements and ballet with a sawhorse. Parisian drycleaners and the brush of the grass in Central Park. In My American Chair, Elizabeth Smither leads us through serendipitous encounters, the uncanny in the ordinary, the intricacies of friendship and ruminations on mortality. Assured, intimate, witty, revealing this is a poetry collection to treasure from one of our most beloved voices.When you purchase them you must allow five stems, fifteen buds, only two half- open for their circumference to come flouncing, bowing, bending in two days time like fifteen girls who have changed into white debutante dresses or five women who have danced all night and come home with the milkman The white lilies open A remarkable new collection by one of this countrys best-loved poets. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condición: New. Whimsical and tender, this latest collection demonstrates Smither's talent for illuminating the poetry in the everyday - an out-of-season daffodil, a chipped Limoges plate. She is a master of the unfolding poem, in lines that take you from a single image to the cusp of something larger. At times meditative, at times playful, even slightly subversive, this collection impresses with a surety of word, a deft touch and a polished harmony.…

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. 'Elizabeth Smither brings wit, warmth and wisdom to this absorbing and beautifully written inter-generational story.' Peter Simpson'Smither has written a deeply felt, closely observed, tightly patterned novel about how we treat each other and how we should treat each other.' Paul LIttle, North and South'Such is the grace and skill at work in Smither's writing, I put it down feeling I'd been contemplating art.' Catherine Woulfe, NZ Listener'A work of deft characterisation . . . a novel whose plot and cast are charted with particular, poetic and plentiful care.' Siobhan Harvey, The New Zealand HeraldSylvie rows across a lake to her wedding.Madeleine flees to Paris and works in Le Livre Bleu bookshop.Isobel is summoned to her doctor's surgery late one afternoon.Elizabeth Smither takes us into the richly imagined worlds of three women - Sylvie, her mother Madeleine and grandmother Isobel. The narrative shifts between the three women in three different cities: Auckland, Paris and Melbourne. Elizabeth tells their stories with warm, deeply observant humour, through their love affairs, rivalries, marriages and all the beautiful minutiae of everyday life. She draws the threads together subtly and surprisingly to achieve a perfectly resolved ending. Described as having 'a gift for wry comedy combined with an eye for pinpoint detail', Elizabeth is one of New Zealand's finest writers.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The grass with little daisies in it springsas if springs are under my feet. I pokethe ferrule of my umbrella in it, as ifI need a prop for steadiness and yetit is a pretence: waterlogged or notsomething like joy is running underneath. In her twentieth poetry collection, Elizabeth Smither brings together a new ensemble of surprising images and charismatic companions. A herd of cows gathers around a radio to listen wide-eyed to a Mozart concerto. A frog leads us unhurriedly down the garden path. Jane Austens Emma makes an appearance. A cat critiques Wittgenstein. And a flamboyant fabric rose rescues a job interview.Each poem in The Interview Rose is a bridge between the private self and the physical world, travelling the long route through art, religion, philosophy, and the pleasures of language. A rose rescues a job interview and other everyday miracles from one of our most treasured poets. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Condición: New. pp. 80.

Thin Trade Paperback Original. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Rubbing and a few light scratches to rear cover.

Hardback. Condición: Good. DJ. Fading on dust jacket.

Condición: New. pp. 80 None edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 80 pages. 8.25x5.75x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: Good. A sensual, witty novel that cleverly weaves in the stories of three generations of women: Sylvie, her mother Madeleine and grandmother Isobel, focusing most strongly on the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter. The narrative shifts between the points of view of each main character, telling their stories with gentle, deeply observant humour, through their love affairs, food, rivalries, marriages, pets and all the beautiful minutiae of everyday life. Elizabeth draws the threads of each story together subtly and surprisingly to achieve a perfectly resolved ending. Fans of Elizabeth's writing will love this new novel and those new to her writing will discover the delights of her careful, sensual prose. Described as having 'a gift for wry comedy combined with an eye for pinpoint detail', Elizabeth is one of New Zealand's finest writers. Cover creased. 334 pages.…

Paperback. Condición: Good. Anthology Of Short Stories. Sequel To: Six Pack : Winning Writing From New Zealand Book Month. 166 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The Girl Who Proposed, Elizabeth Smither's fifth collection of short stories shows this writer's brilliant insights and command of character and situation. The stories range widely in theme - happiness, suspense, humour and the working of human relationships. 'There's such a range of moods in them - fulfilment, meeting and parting, solitude, endeavour, plus much mischief and subversive wit.' - David Hill About the author Elizabeth Smither is a poet, novelist and short story writer. Her poetic style is considered idiosyncratic while it moves beyond the self-referential into the areas of legendary characters, Catholicism and the workings of language itself. As well as receiving numerous other awards, Elizabeth Smither was named the 2002 Te Mata Poet Laureate. She was awarded the MNZM in 2004, and the 2008 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in Poetry. 249 pages. …

Paperback. Condición: Good. Anthology Of Short Stories. Sequel To: Six Pack : Winning Writing From New Zealand Book Month. Signed. Light wear on back cover. Signed by all authors. 166 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 64 pages.

Paperback. Condición: Good. 64 pages.

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Francophilia -- Rose Madder -- Cricket -- A Turkish Proverb -- The Mathematics Of Jane Austen -- The Ladies Chatterley's Gardener -- Big Bertha -- The Pulley -- Genealogy -- Money -- Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring -- The Lark Quartet -- Abraham, Edward Ernest, Jacob And Nina -- Milly-molly-mandy -- Six Sisters From Ouse. Elizabeth Smither. 223 pages.…

Condición: New. pp. 80.