Riemke Ensing’s poem ‘Turu Manu’, a handset and printed broadsheet designed by Tara McLeod of the Pear Tree Press, fetched $230 at the 15 February 2015 Caselberg Trust Fundraising event held in the Glenfalloch
Woodland Gardens, Macandrew Bay, Dunedin Unable to be present to read poems with Emma Neale, Alan Roddick, Pat White and Sue Wootton, Riemke instead donated the limited edition broadsheet for auction.
The poem, celebrating a friend’s departure for England, is 30 x 50 cm. It is printed, in three colours, on Lana Royal, a French mould-made paper, The text is set in 18 point Lydian italic, an American typeface.
The title is set in 36 point Klang, an English type. The 2 images were hand-drawn and printed by Tara McLeod from photopolymer plates.
An edition of 30 was printed, and the broadsheet is signed by both the poet and the printer. A few copies are still available for sale from the poet < r.ensing@ensing.co.nz>
