Mahones (Anthology: Four Poets)
In the tradition of New Zealand multi-poet anthologies like
"Poems Unpleasant" (James K Baxter, Louis Johnson, and Anton Vogt
(1951)) comes a new anthology of 4 experienced New Zealand poets.
Functioning as a type of side project to the poet's more
traditional individual collections, this collaborative project
allows the poets to test the water with experimental and rare works
just like the form of the music EP where bands often release
unusual rarities or B-sides along with their hit singles. This
anthology, Mahones, takes its cue from the US punk band Ramones,
and also continues Michael O'Leary and Mark Pirie's comic series of
album cover remakes with photos of the 4 poets in Ramones attire by
John Girdlestone. Each poet's section uses a Ramones song title as
its theme. Contents: Bill Dacker's I Remember You; Michael
O'Leary's Blitzkrieg Bop; Mark Pirie's I Wanna Be Your
Boyfriend; and Iain Sharp's Swallow Your Pride.
Mahones offers a very funny and lively collection of New Zealand
poetry.