Arrgh, typo!! Wouldn't bother to correct something so minor; but don't want
anyone to think Elizabeth Smither actually used 'questiion' rather than
'question' in her title. And forgot to say, Jesse, that I would agree with
your assessment of her as a poet.
best joanna
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From: "Joanna Boulter" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: Elizabeth Smither
> Elizabeth Smither's first full-length UK poetry collection, 'A Questiion
of
> Gravity', appeared from Arc last year. It's 'an extensive selection from
> five of her most recent collections, including 'Red Shoes' (2003), the
> result of her two-year term as Te Mata New Zealand poet laureate.' I heard
> her read from this collection at last November's Aldeburgh Poetry
Festival.
> A quiet, confident voice.
>
> nb Arc is Alison's UK poetry publisher.
>
> best joanna
>
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> Subject: Elizabeth Smither
>
>
> > Just found my old copy of 15 Contemporary New Zealand Poets ed. by
> > Alistair Paterson and was struck by how the transplanted seed of the
> > Black mountain School had taken root (noted that Creely had recently
> > visited) in almost every case but Elizabeth Smither's. She's quirky,
> > a tad like Laura Riding, I'd say with her combination of awkwardnesses
> > and grace notes. Whatever happened to her? I saw some of her work in
> > an issue of Iron magazine in the 1970's but after that, nothing. Any
> > leads appreciated. Jesse
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