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The cheese and onion sandwich and other New Zealand icons : prose poems / by Vivienne Plumb.

Title
The cheese and onion sandwich and other New Zealand icons : prose poems / by Vivienne Plumb.
Publication
Wellington, N.Z. : Seraph Press, 2011.

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Description
55 p.; 15 x 15 cm.
Summary
"In this new collection of prose poems, ... Vivienne Plumb celebrates and satirises such New Zealand icons as ferry crossings, sly grogging, crockpots, whitebait, weather, gambling, tramping, motels and cheese and onion sandwiches. ..."--Back cover.
Subject
  • New Zealand poetry
  • Popular culture > New Zealand > Poetry
  • New Zealand > Social life and customs > Poetry
Genre/Form
Poetry
Note
  • Prepublication ISBN.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Severe weather warnings -- whitebait -- Intercity -- Bach CDs -- Ngauruhoe/on the Desert Road -- Motels in Taupo -- Sly grogging -- Speed cameras -- Crockpot -- Ferry crossing -- South Island tramping -- Mittens -- The cheese and onion sandwich -- Te Ware Whare/Warehouse -- Bargains -- Boil and bite -- Luncheon sausage -- Kohuhu -- Kerikeri mission house -- Early missionaries/1823 -- Youth hostel -- Fish -- Shed -- Tangi -- Metservices -- Long weekend -- Taniwha -- Ute -- Dog shows -- Scratchie -- The capital city -- 128 Abel Smith Street -- Muttonbird -- Crown Lynn -- Frank Sargeson Writing Centre -- Bluestone kerbing -- Nostalgia -- Pohutukawa -- Home.
ISBN
  • 9780473196066 (pbk.)
  • 0473196069 (pbk.)
OCLC
754916735
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library