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The Rope Walk
by Maria McMillan

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A family emigrates from Scotland to New Zealand. What do they bring with them? What do they leave behind?

Through 24 poems members of the family tell their stories: from a Scottish worker in an early rope-making factory, to a tightrope walker of the 1990s; from a grieving mother on an immigrant ship, to the mystified cousin of a young sex-worker. The Rope Walk twists and binds the ties that connect these generations of a fictional family.

Each poem brings a distinct and different voice, together creating a rich and vivid history. A confident and impressive debut collection from an already skilled poet.

The Rope Walk
, a handsome hand-bound collection, boasts a letterpress-printed cover, with a die-cut peeking through to a linocut of a sailing ship. The cover and linocut were designed and printed by Joe Buchanan. The first edition is limited to 150 hand-numbered copies.

Read sample poems from The Rope Walk (PDF 42KB).

About the author

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Maria McMillan has been writing poetry for many years, and The Rope Walk is her much-anticipated first collection.

Maria has studied politics, trained as a librarian and has a long history as an activist. Originally from Christchurch, she now lives in Wellington with her partner and daughters.

She blogs at http://mariamcmillan.weebly.com.



Title: The Rope Walk
Author: Maria McMillan
Category: Poetry
ISBN: 978-0-473-23632-8
Format: Paperback, 210 mm (tall) x 140 mm (wide), 36 pages
RRP:  $20
Publication Date:  July 2013
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Links

Maria's website and blog

Maria writes about what inspired The Rope Walk.

Read a review of The Rope Walk by Olivia Macassey.

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