The book had its genesis in my thesis Deconstructing Light, which I wrote for Master of Creative Writing AUT. The poems are an investigation of the impact of my father’s influence on me - his scientific mind, his love of photography and astronomy and how this influence has shaped my own development, career choice (a science teacher), my own learning to see the world.
Camera trails
The camera leaves paper trails of stars pixels changing bit by bit A father leaves influences small tattoos in the mind ink across the years diffusing into time prints of a life