SMALL BOOKS
GOING BIG PLACES

SMALL BOOKS
GOING BIG PLACES

Looking

We know it.

From the way they talk to us,
From the way they make us wait.

From the way they say,
We’ve got nothing in your budget,
Though we saw something in our budget on the website.

From the way they ask,
What kind of food do you cook?
What do you cook your food in?

From the way they tell us,
The landlord will make the decision.

We will be good tenants.
We will be very careful, make no mistakes,
because we are walking towards our Permanent Residence.

But we know we will not get this house.

 

S Nisha

 

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Distributor: Nationwide
Format: Pb 222 pp
ISBN: 9780473593629
Email: books@nationwidebooks.co.nz

More than a roof

$25.00

EDITORS

Adrienne Jansen, Joan Begg, Rebecca Chester, Wesley Hollis, Roman Ratcliff

More than a roof is about housing.

It’s about nostalgia, anger, contentment, longing, fear and much more. It brings together voices from across the spectrum – from those with no homes, those in emergency accommodation, in caravans, in cars, on boats, in rentals, or in their own houses.

Drawing together well-known writers and first-time poets, it’s a unique and timely collection.

REVIEWS & MEDIA

These poems give us an intimate portrait of what home and housing means to a wide range of New Zealanders, introducing emotions ranging from nostalgia to trauma to joy. A welcome respite to the endless editorials on the housing crisis and who is to blame.
– Vic Crockford and David Zussman, Community Housing Aotearoa

A house, a home, to be homeless, to be at home in the world… I guarantee you’ll be moved by the stories in this collection, lavish in its multiplicity of voices. It’s beautiful and heart-warming, and at times it will move you to tears. A wonderful read.
– Bernadette Hall

If you become homeless, you either give up or you move on. These poems remind me of times when I had to make that choice, to give up or move on.
–  Ab Strac

“We all know we are in a time where there is a lot of homelessness, more so now than ever. This [book] is a really good opportunity to give a voice to those who haven’t had a voice”.
– Kris Gibb, Wellington City Mission, RNZ

What the media is saying about More than a roof

More than a roof

$25.00

Looking

We know it.

From the way they talk to us,
From the way they make us wait.

From the way they say,
We’ve got nothing in your budget,
Though we saw something in our budget on the website.

From the way they ask,
What kind of food do you cook?
What do you cook your food in?

From the way they tell us,
The landlord will make the decision.

We will be good tenants.
We will be very careful, make no mistakes,
because we are walking towards our Permanent Residence.

But we know we will not get this house.

 

S Nisha

 

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Distributor: Nationwide
Format: Pb 222 pp
ISBN: 9780473593629
Email: books@nationwidebooks.co.nz