Kapiti - Reflections on a Coast

1986 edition. Fading to spine and fade marks on front cover, wear to cover extremities, signed by the author on inner title page. Cover may differ from that shown.

Of Kapiti, the island, Alistair Campbell wrote in `Sanctuary of Spirits' from `Kapiti, Selected Poems,' recalling the attempted invasion of Te Rauparaha's stronghold by other tribes:

`This island is alive with ghosts. Tonight every leaf is an ear.'

Perhaps these spirits join with the birds and the listening leaves to make Kapiti a special place for the few visitors who cross the channel. And for those, the majority, who stay on the mainland, just having the island there is a special bonus. Reflections for the eye and for the mind...