Sam Hunt - Backroads, Charting a Poet's Life.
Not available outside New Zealand due to freight costs.
In this beautifully produced volume, Sam writes of his inspiration, performing, touring, the creative process, drying up, publishing, small towns, Minstrel his beloved dog, and his poetic influences. Along with the likes of W.B. Yeats, Pablo Neruda and Bob Dylan, Sam sings the praises and devotes space to the poetry of many of New Zealand's finest poets.
Also included are personal insights into, and amusing anecdotes of, Alistair and Meg Campbell, Denis Glover, A.R.D. Fairburn, Robin Hyde and Hone Tuwhare. Sam makes it abundantly clear that he has a soft spot for James K. Baxter and proudly reproduces the poems they answered each other with, plus the original copy of Baxter's Letter to Sam Hunt, neatly typed in red ink. As well as other ephemera, Backroads is also illustrated with images taken from his personal photograph collection.
Sam ends with his musical outings, joining forces with Mammal, The Warratahs, David Kilgour and the thrill of opening for Leonard Cohen in his early 2009 New Zealand concerts. The Canadian veteran--who can take a full year to craft a song--praised Sam's performance, saying: 'That's poetry.' What more can be said--that's Sam Hunt.
Admirers of Sam's work may also be interested in his most recent collection of poetry Doubtless: New & selected poems.
ISBN 978 1 877517 05 1
Pages 140
Description Colour photographs throughout
Size 255 x 210 mm, 660 gm
Format Hardback with jacket
Published November 2009
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NZ $20.00
incl GST
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