| Author: | John Adams | ISBN: | 9781775580317 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press | Publication: | November 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Adams |
| ISBN: | 9781775580317 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Publication: | November 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Language: | English |
Winner, 2012 NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for the Best First Book of Poetry
Sometimes amusing, sometimes sobering, this compilation by judge John Adams is a melange of poems—in traditional and experimental forms—and other texts, which include affidavits, police reports, a sudoku puzzle, court transcripts, a menu, various wills, and commentaries. A disordered novella that brings insight into the practice and language of the law through legal documents, it superbly explores the role of language as a vessel for truth and an implement of justice.
Winner, 2012 NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for the Best First Book of Poetry
Sometimes amusing, sometimes sobering, this compilation by judge John Adams is a melange of poems—in traditional and experimental forms—and other texts, which include affidavits, police reports, a sudoku puzzle, court transcripts, a menu, various wills, and commentaries. A disordered novella that brings insight into the practice and language of the law through legal documents, it superbly explores the role of language as a vessel for truth and an implement of justice.
