Landfall 231 : Aotearoa New Zealand arts and letters, Autumn 2016

Featured Artists Peter Peryer, Saskia Leek, Ngataiharuru Taepa Writers Nick Ascroft, Shelley Arlidge, Mark Young, C.K. Stead, Jodie Dalgleish, Jessie Puru, Liz Breslin, Claire Orchard, Rachael Taylor, Brian Turner, John Adams, Judy O'Kane, Vaughan Rapatahana, L.E. Scott, Antony Millen, Carin Smeaton, Erik Kennedy, Leilani Tamu, Allison Li, Rata Gordon, and more. Front Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 2 Contents......Page 3 The Lord of Work, Nick Ascroft......Page 5 Cruise Ship Day, Shelley Arlidge......Page 7 A Line from Bruce Jenner, Mark Young......Page 8 Beauty, C.K. Stead......Page 9 A Continent Is Not an Island, Jodie Dalgleish......Page 13 Koru, Jessie Puru......Page 20 Clown of the Alps, Liz Breslin......Page 21 Charms, Claire Orchard......Page 23 Matilda, Rachael Taylor......Page 25 Weekends, Brian Turner......Page 32 This Woman I Met, John Adams......Page 34 Doubtful Sound, Judy O’Kane......Page 35 Waharoa, Vaughan Rapatahana......Page 37 Sounds of Rimutaka, L.E. Scott......Page 39 Aukati, Antony Millen......Page 41 Why She Quit Queen at Night, Carin Smeaton......Page 46 Amores, Erik Kennedy......Page 47 Art Portfolio, Saskia Leek......Page 49 Researching Ali`i, Leilani Tamu......Page 58 The Not Quite Full Moon, Allison Li......Page 59 A Baby, Rata Gordon......Page 61 And we have all been each other’s mothers over countless lifetimes, Victoria Broome......Page 62 Two poems, Siobhan Harvey......Page 63 The Visit, Ruth Arnison......Page 65 Every Family, Sam Keenan......Page 66 Some Things About My Life, Jillian Sullivan......Page 67 Prayer, Johanna Emeney......Page 76 In which I defend our father’s right to solitude, Heather McQuillan......Page 78 My Father’s Fingers, Doc Drumheller......Page 80 Fire-walker, Wes Lee......Page 81 From Benedictine Sonnets, Koenraad Kuiper......Page 82 Time Trails, Caoimhe McKeogh......Page 83 Sugar Town, Madeline Reid......Page 88 The Stone in My Shoe, Stephen Coates......Page 93 Mondegreen, Helen Vivienne Fletcher......Page 96 A Modern Look at the Seven Deadly Sins, Martha Morseth......Page 102 Anxiety, Joanna Preston......Page 106 A Night with Strangers, Owen Marshall......Page 107 From The Stone Women, Christina Stachurski......Page 114 Gift, Tom Weston......Page 122 Three ‘Willow’ Pattern Bowls, Elizabeth Smither......Page 125 Paekakariki, At, To, From, Piet Nieuwland......Page 126 Seven Haiku, Bob Orr......Page 127 ART PORTFOLIO, Saskia Leek......Page 129 Yes. Good., Janet Charman......Page 138 Three Variations on ‘The Red Wheelbarrow’ by William Carlos Williams, Will Leadbeater......Page 147 Matters of Accommodation, Vivienne Plumb......Page 149 Middlemarch, I.K. Paterson-Harkness......Page 153 Her Mountain Parents Meeting, Elizabeth Welsh......Page 155 A View of the Canterbury Plains, Robert McLean......Page 156 Inward, Mary Macpherson......Page 158 An Extract from Work in Progress, Bill Direen......Page 159 Two poems, Ron Riddell......Page 161 From Skip to the End, Victor Rodger......Page 166 The Landfall Review......Page 170 Landfall Review Online: Books recently reviewed......Page 171 Andrew Dean on The Back of His Head by Patrick Evans......Page 172 Kirstine Moffat on The Chimes by Anna Smaill......Page 178 Thom Conroy on Trifecta by Ian Wedde......Page 180 Jack Ross on R.H.I. by Tim Corballis......Page 183 David Herkt on The Fixer by John Daniell......Page 187 Elizabeth Heritage on Credit in the Straight World by Brannavan Gnanalingam......Page 189 Max Oettli on John Fields Signature Series 1975......Page 192 Contributors......Page 203 Copyright......Page 208 Mango-Tu, Ngataiharuru Taepa......Page 209 Featured artists: Peter Peryer, Saskia Leek, Ngataiharuru Taepa -- Writers: Nick Ascroft, Shelley Arlidge, Mark Young, C.K. Stead, Jodie Dalgleish, Jessie Puru, LizBreslin, Claire Orchard, Rachael Taylor, Brian Turner, John Adams, Judy O'Kane, Vaughan Rapatahana, L.E. Scott, Antony Millen, Carin Smeaton, Erik Kennedy, Leilani Tamu, AllisonLi, Rata Gordon, Victoria Broome, Siobhan Harvey, Ruth Arnison, Sam Keenan, Jillian Sullivan, Johanna Emeney, Heather McQuillan, Doc Drumheller, Wes Lee, Koenraad Kuiper,Caoimhe McKeogh, Madeline Reid, Stephen Coates, Helen Vivienne Fletcher, Martha Morseth, Joanna Preston, Owen Marshall, Christina Stachurski, Tom Weston, Elizabeth Smither, Piet Nieuwland, Bob Orr, Janet Charman, Will Leadbeater, Vivienne Plumb, Immi Paterson-Harkness, Elizabeth Welsh, Robert McLean, Mary Macpherson, Bill Direen, RonRiddell, Victor Rodger -- Reviews: Andrew Dean on The Back of His Head by Patrick Evans ; Kirstine Moffat on The Chimes by Anna Smaill ; Thom Conroy on Trifecta by Ian Wedde ; Jack Ross on R.H.I. by Tim Corballis ; David Herkt on The Fixer by John Daniell ; Elizabeth Heritage on Credit in the Straight World by Brannavan Gnanalingam ; Max Oettli on John Fields Signature Series 1975 Featured Artists: Peter Peryer, Saskia Leek, Ngataiharuru Taepa. Writers: Nick Ascroft, Shelley Arlidge, Mark Young, C.K. Stead, Jodie Dalgleish, Jessie Puru, LizBreslin, Claire Orchard, Rachael Taylor, Brian Turner, John Adams, Judy O'Kane, Vaughan Rapatahana, L.E. Scott, Antony Millen, Carin Smeaton, Erik Kennedy, Leilani Tamu, AllisonLi, Rata Gordon, Victoria Broome, Siobhan Harvey, Ruth Arnison, Sam Keenan, JillianSullivan, Johanna Emeney, Heather McQuillan, Doc Drumheller, Wes Lee, Koenraad Kuiper, Caoimhe McKeogh, Madeline Reid, Stephen Coates, Helen Vivienne Fletcher, Martha Morseth, Joanna Preston, Owen Marshall, Christina Stachurski, Tom Weston, Elizabeth Smither, Piet Nieuwland, Bob Orr, Janet Charman, Will Leadbeater, Vivienne Plumb, Immi Paterson-Harkness, Elizabeth Welsh, Robert McLean, Mary Macpherson, Bill Direen, Ron Riddell, Victor Rodger. Reviews: Andrew Dean on The Back of His Head by Patrick Evans, Kirstine Moffat on The Chimes by Anna Smaill, Thom Conroy on Trifecta by Ian Wedde, Jack Ross on R.H.I. by Tim Corballis, David Herkt on The Fixer by John Daniell. Elizabeth Heritage on Credit in the Straight World by Brannavan Gnanalingam, Max Oettli on John Fields Signature Series 1975