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Brass Band To FollowDiscover the lyrical brilliance of Bryan Walperts newest work in 'Brass Band To Follow.' This brand new collection of 96 pages, published by Otago University Press, captivates readers with a compelling exploration of lifes poetic moments. Within the dimensions of 148 x 210 mm, Walpert masterfully transcends ordinary themes, shifting from the delicate beauty of flowers to profound musings on time and eternity. With a blend of humor and depth, these
Discover the lyrical brilliance of Bryan Walpert’s newest work in 'Brass Band To Follow.' This brand new collection of 96 pages, published by Otago University Press, captivates readers with a compelling exploration of life’s poetic moments. Within the dimensions of 148 x 210 mm, Walpert masterfully transcends ordinary themes, shifting from the delicate beauty of flowers to profound musings on time and eternity. With a blend of humor and depth, these poems delve into the complexity of middle age, capturing the essence of waiting for life’s metaphorical brass band. Each piece invites you, whether a parent reflecting on the fleeting nature of childhood or an admirer of poetic finesse, to engage with life’s dualities – growing up and growing old. Readers will appreciate Walpert's innovative use of language, where the past’s scientific voices of 17th-century figures like Robert Hooke emerge in contemporary love poems. Experience poetry that balances playful wit with serious reflections on existence. Enjoy rapid shipping within New Zealand with no surprising import fees, combined options available for your convenience. Order now and immerse yourself in the captivating world of modern poetry that this celebrated professor and author has to offer. Enhance your literary collection today with Walpert’s remarkable insights on navigating life and time.CONDITION: Brand New
Dimensions: 148 x 210 mm
Pages: 96
Bind: paperback
Author: Bryan Walpert Publisher: Otago University Press
Publication Date: 01-05-2021
Bryan Walpert’s fourth collection of lyric poems ranges in its focus from flowers to infinities, from laundry to eternity, but is founded most fully on what it is to move into middle age – to wait still for life’s promised brass band to arrive. Whether writing from the perspective of a parent watching childhood slip away or ventriloquising the 17th-century scientific language of Robert Hooke and Robert Boyle to craft surprising love poems, he engages the world with a keen and often witty perception, a deft juggling of the sentence, and a sense of wonder. Frequently playful in approach, the poems are always serious in their engagement with the bewildering nature of time passing – of growing up, and growing old. AUTHOR Bryan Walpert is the author of three previous collections of poetry – Etymology, A History of Glass and most recently Native Bird. He is also the author of a novella, Late Sonata, winner of the Seizure Viva La Novella prize; a collection of short fiction, Ephraim’s Eyes; and two scholarly books: Poetry and Mindfulness: Interruption to a Journey, and Resistance to Science in Contemporary American Poetry. His work has appeared in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the US and Canada, and has been recognised by the Montreal International Poetry Award, the New Zealand International Poetry Competition and the James Wright Poetry Award (US). He is a professor in creative writing at Massey University, Auckland. More on Bryan can be found at bryanwalpert.com.
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delightful read
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What a delightful read. The characters are awesome, the plot was so good, I loved it. I was intrigued and it kept me wanting more. Told in multiple pov, the book sucks you in and doesn’t let go. I cannot wait to read the next book.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2025
★★★★★ 4
not bad
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I loved the plot of this book. The characters just didn’t have a lot of depth. The connections and “love” just weren’t communicated very well in the writing. The author didn’t write the sweet psycho trope very well at all either. Lachlan was just a mess of a character.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2023
★★★★★ 5
A Beta Worth Rooting For
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In Spare, Violet Fox flips the omegaverse on its head, giving us a Beta heroine determined to make her mark. Joining the Beta Trials to support her sick father, she's thrown into a pack that doesn't want her, especially the possessive Alphas.
But here's the twist: their sweet Omega turns out to be her scent match. Cue the angst, forbidden tension, and a slow-burn romance that will make your heart ache in the best way.
Violet Fox delivers an emotional, refreshing take on the genre, proving Betas aren't "spares." They're stars.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Beta, Alpha, Omega oh my!
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Omegas are precious and given to Alphas & their packs... but the Betas want in too. To this end, the Beta government is rolling out its trial of assigning a Beta to each Alpha-Omega pack. But forcing a Beta into a pack where they are not wanted will not end well... Of course, no one expected the Omega to fall for the assigned Beta. Great read and cliffhanger
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Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2025
★★★★★ 3
A familiar story, just with…..less.
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So, as other reviewers make clear, this is very similar to Pack Darling and The Beta. It’s much closer aligned with The Beta, in plot and maybe more like Pack Darling with characters.
That being said, I don’t hate this…..but it wasn’t great either. It’s both books mentioned but just….less. Less angst, less emotion, less feeling. The plot feels very half fleshed out, and the “bad guy” feels underwhelming. I didn’t really feel any real emotions from and of the male leads, except maybe Oliver. The others fell sorta flat for me. And Mika makes herself out to be this big bad ass straight outta training and then we never see it from here again with the one fitting room incident as the exception.
SPOILER:
The whole, “Oh, I’m actually probably an Omega, but I don’t wanna be but I do actually wanna be but no one can ever know my secret that I do nothing to hide “ thing fell so flat. She never commutes to believing she was secretly an omega, but also mentions her “secret” a lot. It just felt so manufactured.
I’m intrigued enough to read part 2 and see how the author closes everything out, but this is not one I’ll recommend or ever come back to.
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