Prologue
"Each poem in Formica tells a story that grabs you with its pace, perception and delicious detail. Together, they offer a picture of an entire cohort of Kiwi women growing up in the 1950s and 60s. I love this book: so idiosyncratic, yet so nostalgic.” Rachel McAlpineA memoir in poetry, described thus by Fiona Kidman: "The characters in these poems are typists, returned servicemen, teachers, people without pretension but with their own colourful inner lives. The title poem is subtle yet so rich with imagery that it brings to mind a compressed Alice Munro story.”
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