The Red Tram by C K Stead is another fine collection by one of New Zealands best writers. It
Includes:: some Auckland poems, some moving memories of childhood, poems about horses & cows, even one about his own legs. There are his usual satirical poems taking weapons from the writers of the past & skewering the politicians of the present. He continues to reflect on Allen Curnow, as well as on Janet Frame, Dennis Glover & a range of overseas writers. All these poems are have energy, speed, humour & force & offer pleasure & delight to the reader.