Crosswind

by Paula Green

A sense of the romance in music, art, love, and landscapes permeates this lyrical collection from a sophisticated poet. The southern mountains of New Zealand and the towns and countrysides of Italy are among the landscapes evoked in one section. Specially commissioned for this collection, line drawings and photographs from regional artists such as Anne Noble, John Reynolds, Seraphine Pick, and Denis O'Connor are included with a contemplative response poem about each image. Nostalgia for youth is woven into haunting evocations of popular music from the 1970s in the final section of this many-faceted collection.

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Paula Green lives on Auckland’s west coast with her partner, artist Michael Hight, their two daughters, three cats and two springer spaniels. A poet, reviewer, anthologist, blogger, teacher and children’s author, she has published nine poetry collections including several for children.

Paula regularly visits schools through the New Zealand Book Council and privately. She runs NZ Poetry Box, an interactive blog for children, teachers and parents from Year 0 to Year 8. When she is not writing, she loves walking, running, biking, swimming, boogie-boarding, reading, cooking, watching movies, listening to music and visiting new places.