Briefcase
by John Adams /
2012 / English / EPUB
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Winner, 2012 NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for the Best First Book
of Poetry
Winner, 2012 NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for the Best First Book
of Poetry
Sometimes amusing, sometimes sobering, this compilation by judge
John Adams is a melange of poems—in traditional and experimental
forms—and other texts, which include affidavits, police reports,
a sudoku puzzle, court transcripts, a menu, various wills, and
commentaries. A disordered novella that brings insight into the
practice and language of the law through legal documents, it
superbly explores the role of language as a vessel for truth and
an implement of justice.
Sometimes amusing, sometimes sobering, this compilation by judge
John Adams is a melange of poems—in traditional and experimental
forms—and other texts, which include affidavits, police reports,
a sudoku puzzle, court transcripts, a menu, various wills, and
commentaries. A disordered novella that brings insight into the
practice and language of the law through legal documents, it
superbly explores the role of language as a vessel for truth and
an implement of justice.