Brett Cross, Islands

Exploring the littoral between sea and coastal Hauraki of New Zealand, myth and history, the personal and the shared, the long anticipated debut collection by Brett Cross, Islands is a sweeping and evocative look at not just a specific locale, but also language, and how it can be compressed into meaningful representations at once both familiar and strange.

‘What strikes me about Cross’s poetry is its distinctly local atmosphere. His work encapsulates a quintessentially Aotearoa flavour with its lyricism, tone and setting, where it often celebrates recognisably regional parts of the Waikato and its local flora and fauna. Cross’s poetry is always fresh and innovative, and showcases not only the richness of New Zealand literature, but also the landscape and environment.’
Dr Lynley Edmeades

Brett Cross has been a small press publisher in New Zealand for close to twenty years, operating the avant-garde lit. publisher Titus Books as well as the nonfiction Pacific publisher Atuanui Press. He has published his own poems in several magazines including Poetry NZ, Brief, Cordite, and Landfall. Islands is his debut collection of poetry.

Brett Cross, Islands
October 2024. 127mm x 178mm. 80pp.
ISBN 978-1-925735-67-3