The Conch Trumpet

Discover the profound beauty of David Eggleton’s 'The Conch Trumpet', an eloquent paperback that captures the essence of contemporary New Zealand. Measuring 170 x 225 mm, this exquisite collection spans 124 pages, inviting readers to embark on a journey through poetic landscapes that resonate with cultural reflections. With a publication date tracing back to 20-02-2015, Eggleton masterfully blends high and low references, unraveling a tapestry rich with both popular and classical allusions. 'The Conch Trumpet' serves as a clarion call for critical engagement and deep contemplation, urging us to listen to the scattered voices of our time. From vivid portrayals of natural beauty—harbours, mountains, lakes, and rivers—to incisive social critiques that dissect themes of narcissism and political apathy, Eggleton’s poetic prowess shines. His unique ability to juxtapose the immediate physical world with profound philosophical inquiry leads to moments of epiphanic beauty. Immerse yourself in the 'thisness of things' through Eggleton’s dazzling imagery and evocative language. Whether you're a poetry enthusiast or a casual reader, 'The Conch Trumpet' is a must-have for anyone looking to enrich their literary collection with works that reflect the complexities of life and culture in New Zealand. Get your copy today and let the conch trumpet invoke your spirit of curiosity and reflection.

Author: David Eggleton Publisher: Otago University Press
Bind: paperback
Dimensions: 170 x 225 mm
Pages: 124
Publication Date: 20-02-2015

The Conch Trumpet calls to the scattered tribes of contemporary New Zealand. It sounds the signal to listen close, critically and ‘in alert reverie’. David Eggleton’s reach of references, the marriage of high and low, the grasp of popular and classical allusion, his eye both for cultural trash and epiphanic beauty, make it seem as if here Shakespeare shakes down in the Pacific. There are dazzling compressions of history; astonishing paens to harbours, mountains, lakes and rivers; wrenchingly dark, satirical critiques of contemporary politics, of solipsism, narcissism, the apolitical, the corporate, with a teeming vocabulary to match. And often too a sense of the imperative, grounding reality of the phenomenal world - the thisness of things: Cloud whispers brush daylight’s ear; fern question-marks form a bush encore; forlorn heat swings cobbed in webs. - from ‘Nor-wester Flying’ In this latest collection David Eggleton is court jester/philosopher/lyricist, and a kind of male Cassandra, roving warningly from primeval swampland to gritty cityscape to the information and disinformation cybercloud