"Four Poems From the Strontium Age"
| Title | "Four Poems From the Strontium Age" |
| Year for Search | 1957 |
| Authors | Johnson, Louis [Albert](1924-88) |
| Secondary Title | New Worlds for Old. Poems |
| Pagination | 53-56. |
| Publisher | Aperion |
| Place Published | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Keywords | Aotearoa New Zealand author, Male author |
| Annotation | The four poems are "Before the Day of Wrath", "It's An Ill Wind . . .", "Spring", and "Haven". The first three poems describe an atomic war and its effects. The fourth poem describes the discovery by the survivors of an unaffected valley described in eutopian terms, but the poem ends with the reappearance of dystopian officialdom. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. in Voyagers: Science Fiction Poetry from New Zealand. Ed. Mark Pirie and Tim Jones (Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Interactive Press, 2009), 40-43. |
| Author Note | Aotearoa/New Zealand author (1924-88). |
| Full Text | 1957 Johnson, Louis [Albert] (1924-88). “Four Poems From the Strontium Age.” In his New Worlds for Old. Poems (Wellington, New Zealand: Aperion, 1957), 53-56. Rpt. in Voyagers: Science Fiction Poetry from New Zealand. Ed. Mark Pirie and Tim Jones (Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Interactive Press, 2009), 40-43. The four poems are “Before the Day of Wrath”, “It’s An Ill Wind . . .”, “Spring”, and “Haven”. The first three poems describe an atomic war and its effects. The fourth poem describes the discovery by the survivors of an unaffected valley described in eutopian terms, but the poem ends with the reappearance of dystopian officialdom. Aotearoa/New Zealand author. |
