Geoff Cochrane
Geoff Cochrane lives in Wellington, of which he seldom tires. In 2009 he received the Janet Frame Award for Poetry. He is looking forward to having Dan Kircher film his short story, ‘Movie’.
Cochrane comments: ‘This “For...” device was employed by Christopher Smart and taken up more recently by Wendy Cope. In “Jubilate Agno” (1761), Smart considers his wonderful cat, Jeoffry (indeed), and the piece is remarkable for lines like the following: “For he is a mixture of gravity and waggery”; “For by stroking of him I have found out electricity”; “For he is an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon”; “For he is good to think upon, if a man would express himself neatly”.’
