From Shakespeare’s sonnets to Japanese Haikus, we all know that poetry is the literature of love. But do the poets have lustier moments? Do they ever think about sex? In…

Funny, startling, poignant, illuminating, and always succinct, this anthology celebrates the many moods and forms of the short poem and demonstrates its power in holding our attention.

Covers 50 sites on the North and South Islands, Rakiura/Stewart Island and Rekohu/Chatham Islands that are best for birdwatching in Aotearoa New Zealand.

First published in 1989 and reprinted numerous times, Six by Six remains the definitive introduction to the classic New Zealand short story.

Deeply moving … complex emotions and ideas are handled with disarming simplicity John W. Gardner, Former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. This is a book of wisdom in the…

The native flowers of New Zealand - Illustrated in colours in the best style of modern chromo-litho art is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks…

The 50 poems included in this eclectic sampling represent the best from the many that have been nominated by the country’s top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as…

An annual anthology that includes poems which represent the best from the many that have been nominated by the country’s top literary magazines and writing programs, as well as some…