ary ' s ▁nov els ▁and ▁poetry ▁explore ▁his ▁M ā ori ▁( Te ▁A raw a ) – ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁her itage . ▁His ▁latest ▁novel ▁is ▁ ▁Magic ▁Alex ' s ▁Re ven ge ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁' The ▁Dream land er ▁Express ' ▁tr il ogy ▁compr ising ▁Un level ▁Cross ings ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Stra ight ▁( 1 9 8 5 ). ▁His ▁works ▁include ▁Sur rog ate ▁Children ▁( po ems , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ), ▁Ten ▁Son net s ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁Out ▁of ▁It ▁( s at ir ical ▁novel , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Before ▁and ▁After ▁( 1 9 8 7 ), ▁Liv in ’ ▁in a ▁A uck lan ’ ▁( 1 9 8 8 ) ▁and ▁The ▁Irish ▁Ann als ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁( 1 9 9 1 ). ▁ ▁Publishing ▁Under ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Se ac l iff ▁Art ▁Work shop ▁im print ▁he ▁has ▁published ▁work ▁by ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁writers , ▁both ▁alternative ▁and ▁main stream , ▁including : ▁Ra ew yn ▁Alexander , ▁Col in ▁Lloyd ▁Am ery , ▁Sand ra ▁Bell , ▁John ▁P ule , ▁Greg ▁O ' B rien , ▁David ▁E gg leton , ▁Pat ▁Bell an ey , ▁Jean ne ▁Bern hardt , ▁Tony ▁Bey er , ▁Ken ▁Bol ton , ▁Richard ▁Burn s , ▁Kar en ▁Pet erson ▁But ter worth , ▁Meg ▁Campbell ,