The Ballad of Joe TaihapeThe Ballad of Joe Taihape

In his new collection of poetry, Glenn Colquhoun pays tribute to the narrative poem and to all the joys of rhythm and rhyme that come with it. The collection introduces us to the adventures of one of New Zealand's most enigmatic and elusive musicians Joe Taihape. Beautifully presented as a graphic epic poem by some of Aotearoa New Zealand's leading artists and illustrators, it offers a wonderful way to rediscover the power of poetry to spin a yarn and to put a smile on your face. If you've ever had the pleasure of learning a poem by heart, wondered about the things that go bump in the middle of the night, or heard what you thought was the wind moaning through an empty Aotearoan valley, then cock your head and listen out for Joe Taihape. He's a singer, he's a singer, he's a wanderer-a-longer, and for every sort of sorrow, he's a cure.