Error

by Elizabeth Campbell

In Error, the idea of the mistake and fear of the mistake infiltrate large territories of emotion and thinking. Each of the five sections that make up this second book of poems by Elizabeth Campbell is a foray into doubt. Three are set in the voluble present, driven by the mysterious fragility of dailiness, through inheritance and childhood.

A delicate and idiosyncratic music plays throughout the book. The final sequence, 'A Mon Seul Desir,' is a riveting conclusion. Taking their starting point from the fifteenth century 'Lady and Unicorn' tapestries, these poems are as still and intensely coloured as the tapestries themselves - a passionate concentration on the nature and paradox of love.

Genres: Poetry

59 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Elizabeth Campbell lives in Melbourne, where she was born in 1980. Much of her youth was spent with horses, in the bush of the Yarra Ranges. She still keeps a horse. A graduate in English and History, she spent several years as, variously, florist, actor, singer, shopgirl, horseriding instructor, waiter and European traveller. Since 2006 she has taught English at Eltham High School. Letters to the Tremulous Hand is her first collection.

Reviews

[Belinda Rule · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similarly to the other one: loved everything that featured people, especially children. A fantastic one about a small child and a seagull stands out.

Struggled to care about the medieval tapestry suite.