Winner, Montana New Zealand Book Awards, 2003 (Poetry Section & Reader's Choice). Glenn Colquhoun’s The Art of Walking Upright won the 2000 Montana NZ best first book award for poetry. He has also published a children’s book and An Explanation of Poetry to my Father, which sold over 1000 copies. This new collection of poems is based on Glenn’s experiences as a doctor, a profession often described as - or accused of - ‘playing God’. Often funny, sometimes serious, always compassionate, the poems explore a range of medical experience as diverse and dramatic as life itself. First published 2002.
Accolades
Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Poetry Category 2003.
Shortlisted for Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Montana Medal for Non-Fiction 2003.
