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The Lifeguard - Wedde, Ian
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Here the dual, duelling lifeguards of east and west, sunrise and sunset, glib Narcissus and one-eyed Polyphemus, watch over a collection that explores the contradictions between life's slick surfaces and deepest questions. Bringing together work from the past four years by one of New Zealand's outstanding contemporary poets, The Lifeguard shows Ian Wedde at his thoughtful, surprising best.

Produktbeschreibung
Here the dual, duelling lifeguards of east and west, sunrise and sunset, glib Narcissus and one-eyed Polyphemus, watch over a collection that explores the contradictions between life's slick surfaces and deepest questions. Bringing together work from the past four years by one of New Zealand's outstanding contemporary poets, The Lifeguard shows Ian Wedde at his thoughtful, surprising best.
Autorenporträt
Ian Wedde is a distinguished writer, critic, editor, and curator. He won the National Book Award for Fiction for his first novel, Dick Seddon's Great Dive, and the National Book Award for Poetry for Spells for Coming Out. He was made an Arts Foundation Laureate in 2006, a distinguished alumnus of the University of Auckland in 2007, Officer New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to art and literature in 2010 and, in 2011, commenced a two-year term as the New Zealand Poet Laureate.