Paula Green

Paula Green

Guest writer

Paula Green lives in Auckland and is a reviewer, anthologist, poet, and children’s author. She also runs the excellent blog NZ Poetry Shelf. Shje was born in Auckland in 1955.

Just look at the cover.

Behind the beautiful, bucolic cover of women’s poetry book Wild Honey

Paula Green, madwoman, took it upon herself to launch three (3) books this month. The biggie is Wild Honey, a deeply-researched but accessible tribute to women poets in New Zealand. We've a review underway, but for now, let's talk about the cover – the bit that hits you first. It's a painting by artist and writer Sarah Laing, bright and stingingly gorgeous. Somehow, amid the maelstrom, Paula managed to write this piece about how the cover came to be, and how it connects with the pages inside. 
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By Paula Green
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