Discover 'Deep Colour', a brilliant poetry collection by acclaimed poet Diana Bridge that breathes new life into the art of verse. This meticulously crafted anthology captivates the senses, blending rich imagery with profound reflections on time, beauty, and the essence of existence. Each poem serves as a vivid response to the immediate physical world, whether it’s the poignant memory of a friend, the tender description of a child’s first steps, or the simple wonder found in everyday objects, like a lamp or a bowl. Diana Bridge's keen observation brings the world alive – she captures the flashing fin of a goldfish and the intricate dance of light and shadow, inviting readers to immerse themselves in each experience. This collection not only showcases her linguistic grace but also features exquisite translations of poems by the fifth-century Chinese poet Xie Tiao. 'Deep Colour' awakens our senses, enhancing our appreciation of the daily round with heightened awareness and tender hearts. Get your paperback copy today, sized at 150 x 230 mm with 84 pages of lyrical beauty. Publication date: 20-04-2023. Enjoy prompt delivery right to your doorstep for a seamless shopping experience.

Deep Colour, by acclaimed poet Diana Bridge, is a fiercely sensory and meticulously crafted collection. These poems respond with graceful precision to the immediate physical world, and meditate on time, beauty and the nature of being. Whether remembering a friend, describing a child’s first steps, or observing her surroundings – a tree, a painting, the flashing fin of a goldfish, a simple everyday object like a lamp or a bowl – Bridge is finely attuned to the here-and-now. ‘While it lived,’ she writes, ‘it was intensity itself.’ These prismatic poems, which include some exquisite translations of poems by the fifth-century Chinese poet Xie Tiao, are fully immersed in the world, vividly alive to the dance of light and shadow, movement and stillness, sound and silence. Few poets see so clearly or write so luminously. Bridge’s poems return us to the daily round with our senses heightened, our minds alert and our hearts made tender.
Author: Diana Bridge Publisher: Otago University Press
Bind: paperback
Dimensions: 150 x 230 mm
Pages: 84
Publication Date: 20-04-2023