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Haurongo: Dallas, Ruth

Shadow show

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Cover of a poetry book, bearing the title ‘Shadow show by Ruth Dallas’, with an artistic representation of forked flames in the centre.

Ruth Dallas‘s poetry collection Shadow show (1968) was one of four of her books published by Christchurch’s Caxton Press, one of the foremost literary publishers of its day. Shadow show’s dramatic cover was designed by printer and artist Leo Bensemann.

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Caxton Press

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Diana Morrow. 'Dallas, Ruth', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/ephemera/47737/shadow-show (accessed 4 June 2026).