Simon Williamson — Storyteller: Poems, 1988-1999

HeadworX 2002 Paperback, 316pp. \'Storyteller\' is a commemorative volume of work by a young Wellington poet, Simon Williamson, who died early at 31 and who was well known at pubs and local reading venues for his lively performances. The poems collected here reveal a prolific and widely read writer, wide-ranging in his subjects – love, death, people, places, history, religion and politics – and who often told his stories by incorporating Maori mythology with contemporary living in a free market society. As well, the book forms a moving narrative of the development of a young man\'s mind towards spiritual peace. Annotated. Titles of a few of the poems are highlighted; bottom of first page torn off, text not affected; owner\'s name written on top of otherwise book in good condition. (ISBN: 9780473086220). Fair.