His knowledge was vast,m indeed, Max, & as a storyteller he was hard
to beat. I was lucky enough to meet him the first time I visited NZ, &
every time thereafter....
Good to hear the bushfires are down a bit; sad that about the winery
(the owners were interviewed on CBC radio shortly after they lost
everything; they sounded down but not out, which was amazing).
Doug
On 20-Feb-09, at 4:34 PM, Max Richards wrote:
> Young Auckland writers used to talk about beach walking with the
> elder poet
> Kendrick Smithyman.
> His knowledge included every shellfish, which to eat, and how to
> prepare them.
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