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The Comforter
by Helen Lehndorf

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I would melt icicles
on my tongue for you, resist
the drinking down, drip it
into you. Then repeat, repeat
until my lips were raw.

In this much-anticipated debut poetry collection Helen Lehndorf explores the joys, pains, beauty and ugliness of life. These are poems that don’t shy away from grit, know that real love isn’t sentimental but fierce, and like to get elbow-deep in rich garden soil.

Ranging around in time and place, Lehndorf examines an authentic provincial New Zealand, and the lives of those who live there, with her sharp images, sometimes shocking honesty and a wicked sense of humour. These poems are not always comfortable, but rather are beautiful, bold and arresting.

Read sample poems from the book (PDF 90KB)


About the author

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Helen Lehndorf grew up in Waitara, Taranaki, with a father who loved to fish, hunt and hill-climb, and a mother who loved to sew, garden and cook. She learned many invaluable skills off both of them.

Helen studied English at Massey University and Creative Writing at Whitireia Polytechnic, and has been writing, publishing and performing poetry for 20 years. Her poems, short stories and personal essays have appeared in journals and anthologies, and have been broadcast on Radio New Zealand National.

She lives in the Manawatu with her husband and two sons, where she teaches creative writing, works at the Palmerston North City Library and is training to become a yoga teacher.

Buy The Comforter
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$25 – including postage within NZ
$30 – including international postage
Title: The Comforter
Author: Helen Lehndorf
Category: Poetry
ISBN: 978-0-473-19607-3
Format: Paperback, 210 mm (tall) x 150 mm (wide), 76 pages
RRP:  $25
Publication Date:  November 2011

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Links

Helen Lehndorf's blog

Helen Lehndorf's writer page on Facebook

An interview with Helen Lehndorf in the Dominion Post
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