Book Launch | I Came This Way Some Time Before by John Allison

Name: Book Launch | I Came This Way Some Time Before by John Allison
Start: 2025-10-07T07:30:00+13:00
End: 2025-10-07T09:30:00+13:00
Location: Sherpa Kai

Schedule

Tue Oct 07 2025 at 07:30 am to 09:30 am

UTC+13:00

Location

Sherpa Kai | Lyttelton, CA

Please join us for the launch of 'I Came This Way Some Time Before' by John Allison.
“A new selection covering the entire career of one of Aotearoa’s most thoughtful and humane poets, 'I Came This Way Some Time Before' reminds readers of what is special about John’s writing. From the love-infused brio of his early work to the straightforward life-reckoning of his last poems, John was an unrestrainable and cosmopolitan spirit, deeply influenced by his travels around the planet and around the wide world of the arts.” – Erik Kennedy
John Midlane Allison was a poet, musician, mentor, philosopher, respected Steiner teacher, scholar, father and grandfather. 'I Came This Way Some Time Before' brings together the best of John’s seven previous poetry collections – 'Dividing the Light' (Hazard Press, 1997), 'Both Roads Taken' (Sudden Valley Press, 1997), 'Stone Moon Dark Water' (Sudden Valley Press, 1999), 'Balance' (Five Islands Press, 2006), 'A Place to Return To' (Cold Hub Press, 2019), the chapbook 'Near Distance' (Cold Hub Press, 2020), and 'A Long Road Trip Home' (Cold Hub Press, 2023).
LOCATION: The Commoners Bar - Sherpa Kai, 10 Oxford Street, Lyttelton
WHEN: Tuesday 7 October, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm