Description: 

Contents Under Pressure is a poetry collection that tells a story of a mother-turned-graffiti artist in Christchurch. It blends poetry, narrative and collage, and is complemented by collage-style illustrations. Thought-provoking and unsettling, this book takes a fresh look at the effects of the Christchurch earthquakes on a mother of teenagers who experience mental health and drug issues as they grow up during a disaster.

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Who is this book for?  

• Readers of poetry, flash fiction, novels in flash, novels in poetry 

• Parents and those interested in the issues facing young people today

• Those interested in the effects of disasters on personal, social and political levels

• Art lovers, street-art lovers and graffit-art lovers

• Those who love texture and layers, aestheticism and experimentation in language and form.

• Readers who want something new, beyond the novel

• People who enjoy reading Bernadette Hall, Tusiata Avia, David Eggleton, Sarah Jane Barnett, Ann Carson 

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Where do I get it? 

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• NZ only, pay $30 ($25 book + $5 p&p) into Account: G Ingram, 

      Number 03 15920098930 00 / Reference: Your name + CONTENTS

• Overseas, pay NZ$35 ($25 + $10 p&p) by PAYPAL zip.gail@xtra.co.nz acc.

• Email Gail here with your postal address and screenshot of payment

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