Victoria University Press, Wellington, 1999. Fading to spine, otherwise good secondhand condition.

Moving through locations as diverse as Mexico, Ireland and Asia each of these poems is a condensed fiction containing tautly drawn scenes and strong characters. Sensuous, painterly, rich with detail, the poems evoke the intimate spaces between people, the tenderness and the illusions we create for one another and ourselves. Bell Tongue is remarkable for the focused sensuality of its writing and will establish Paola Bilbrough's reputation as an important new poet from New Zealand.