Peter OldsPeter Olds

Peter Olds is a living legend of New Zealand verse as the author of the revolutionary 1972 collection, V8 Poems, and later poems such as the classic 'Beethoven’s guitar', described by Peter Simpson as “an immensely vital poem about life in a psychiatric hospital”. His latest book is Taking My Jacket for a Walk (Cold Hub Press, 2017). Peter was born in Christchurch 1944.

The Friday Poem: ‘Boxing Day’ by Peter Olds

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New verse, taken from the recently published collection of New Zealand political poems, by Dunedin writer Peter Olds.   Boxing Day   Young people shouldn’t have to work in supermarkets on Boxing Day. No young person under the age of 35 should have to work during summer holidays. The owners of supermarkets,   lounging on … Read more