Back Before You Know / Murray Edmond

Poems by Murray Edmond

A reimagining of the colonial ballad for contemporary Aotearoa through two dark, incantatory narratives that probe the violent origins of settler society. ‘The Ballad of Jonas Bones ‘transposes Robert Penn Warren’s American frontier tale into 1880s Waikato, where a family of shopkeepers turns murderous on the King Country line. ‘The Fancier Pigeon’ spirals through decades and cities—from provincial New Zealand to Sydney’s harbour—tracking lovers, dealers, and dreamers caught in cycles of desire and dissolution.

Published April 2019
Softcover, 80 pages
Handbound edition of 200
ISBN 9780994112392

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