Are angels OK? : the parallel universes of New Zealand writers and scientists / Are angels okay? edited by Paul Callaghan and Bill Manhire. - Wellington, nz : Victoria University Press, 2006. - 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Ten New Zealand writers respond to physics, with short stories, poetry, essays and a comic.

Includes bibliographical references.

Bagpipe music -- Growing space -- Unobtainium -- = -- The deadlift -- Stuff -- www. and other poems -- Dead of night -- Elsewhen -- Everything we know -- The physics engine -- Are angels OK? an essay -- Luminous moments Introduction : bagpipe music / Bill Manhire -- Growing space / Tony Signal -- Unobtainium / Elizabeth Knox -- = / Glenn Colquhoun with Tony Signal -- The deadlift -- Catherine Chidgey -- Stuff / Margaret Mahy -- www. and other poems / Vincent O'Sullivan -- Dead of night / Witi Ihimaera with Howard Carmichael and David Wiltshire -- Elsewhen / Lloyd Jones -- Everything we know / Jo Randerson -- The physics engine / Dylan Horrocks -- Are angels OK? : an essay / Chris Price -- Afterword : luminous moments / Paul Callaghan. Introduction : Bagpipe music / Growing space / Unobtainium / The deadlift / Stuff / www. and other poems / Dead of night / Elsewhen / Everything we know / The physics engine / Are angels OK? : an essay / Afterword : luminous moments / Bill Manhire -- Tony Signal -- Elizabeth Knox -- Glenn Colquhoun and Tony Signal -- Catherine Chidgey -- Margaret Mahy -- Vincent O'Sullivan -- Witi Ihimaera, Howard Carmichael and David Wiltshire -- Lloyd Jones -- Jo Randerson -- Dylan Horrocks -- Chris Price -- Paul Callaghan. Introduction : Bagpipe music / Bill Manhire -- Growing space / Tony Signal -- Unobtainium / Elizabeth Knox -- = / Glen Colquhoun with Tony Signal -- The deadlift / Catherine Chidgey -- Stuff / Margaret Mahy -- www. and other poems / Vincent O'Sullivan -- Dead of night / Witi Ihimaera with Howard Carmichael and David Wiltshire -- Elsewhen / Lloyd Jones -- Everything we know / Jo Randerson -- The physics engine / Dylan Horrocks -- Are angels ok? : an essay / Chris Price -- Afterword : luminous moments / Paul Callaghan.

0864735146 (pbk.) : $29.95


Physics--Literary collections.
New Zealand literature--21st century.