Under the Auckland Harbour Bridge is a place I’ve never visited until recently, despite living in this city for 25 years. One really interesting thing I noticed when we were there was that various pillars had poetry on them from various New Zealand authors such as:
A.R.D Fairburn – The Cave.
Janet Frame – The road to Takapuna.
Frank Sargeson – A great day.
Robyn Hyde – At Castor Bay.
Maurice Duggan – A small story.
Kendrick Smithyman – Passages of local poetry.
Bruce Mason – Excerpts celebrating local connection.
The poetry in the photo above partly says this:
“It’s only a hundred years since men dressed as chimneys, in top hats and black stove pipes, women dressed as great bells…..” which describes the arrival of early Victorian settlers and colonization.
At the time we were there, I thought the pillar in the first photo was the only one featuring poetry, had I known the significance, I would’ve searched for more there.
Linking up with Tuesday Treasures and Happy Tuesdays.
What a great place for poetry. I’m sure those who go under the bridge appreciate reading some of the poetry.
LOVE this. I will be returning to this post later. 🙂
Rememberings in a special way. Greatful. Don’t forget this time … Poetry helps.
What a unique place to present poems. It’s a pity you only discovered the poem on that one pillar. You’ll have to go back for the rest.
Wishing you a very good week.
What an amazing idea. Kiwis are so imaginative!!
This is rather exquisite set of poems