This is a new collection from one of New Zealand's leading poets. Many of the poems describe going to the pictures, with references to old movies, great stars, sketches for screen plays, and even a poem about a stuntman. There also poems about friends and the famous, glimpses of war in Crete and the Balkans, a visit to Canada, and extraordinary events in Auckland. Kendrick Smithyiman's poems always have a story to tell, charcters to introduce, or a joke to share, and this is one of his most entertaining collections to date.