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In The Best Australian Poems 2014, award-winning poet Geoff Page compiles an anthology that celebrates both the established and the emerging, the classical and the pioneering in contemporary Australian poetry. This is a lively, colourful and resonant collection for readers and writers alike.
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
November 2014
by Black Inc.
(first published October 3rd 2014)
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In this selection of Australian poems from 2014 there is something to suit everyone’s tastes.
Poetry is often overlooked though it can express an idea or emotion and tell a story just as well as any other genre.
A powerful and intriguing medium always worth a wander.
Poetry is often overlooked though it can express an idea or emotion and tell a story just as well as any other genre.
A powerful and intriguing medium always worth a wander.
An organised and considered anthology
As with all poetry anthologies, you will find the occasional gem, a poem that leaps off the page and holds on to you. You will find a few here, I'd imagine, and it is exciting to think that different poems will grip different readers. I felt, however, that this experience was a little sparse this time around. Despite this, I commend the editor for compiling this collection into themes. I made clear connections between poems, sometimes thematically, at other t ...more
As with all poetry anthologies, you will find the occasional gem, a poem that leaps off the page and holds on to you. You will find a few here, I'd imagine, and it is exciting to think that different poems will grip different readers. I felt, however, that this experience was a little sparse this time around. Despite this, I commend the editor for compiling this collection into themes. I made clear connections between poems, sometimes thematically, at other t ...more
Very interesting, as usual! This was a gift from clavicularity, who accepted my peculiar request without question.
I'm posting some selections to speculumannorum.tumblr.com over the next few weeks. I particularly liked Victoria McGrath's The Last Say.
I'm posting some selections to speculumannorum.tumblr.com over the next few weeks. I particularly liked Victoria McGrath's The Last Say.
There are some heart-breakingly beautiful poems in this collection and the curation to create mood and flow is noticeable and appreciated.
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