Five more AUP Poets reflect on 'The book that got me started ...'Janis FreegardFor Christmas 1977, my schoolfriend Jean (also a poet) gave me a copy of Ten Modern New Zealand Poets (eds Lois Cox & Harvey McQueen) which I’ll always be grateful

Five of our best poets reflect on the books that got them started into the world of writing. Elizabeth SmitherThe book that got me started . . . anything by Tomas Tranströmer is a perfect place to start when writing poetry. Scandinavian writers a