Ha: I remember their earlier anthology, which, to my taste, left out a lot of the most interesting of their contemporaries; & I can bet they now leave out some of the most interesting younger ones.... Shall we say, ultra-trad? But as I recall, they do like their own work....
Doug
On 2012-01-12, at 2:18 PM, Max Richards wrote:
> Australian Poetry Since 1788
> By Geoffrey Lehmann (Edited by), Robert Gray (Edited by)
> Format: Hardback, 1108 pages
> Release Date: 01 October 2011
> A good poem is one that the world cant forget or is delighted to rediscover. This landmark anthology of Australian poetry, edited by two of Australias foremost poets, Geoffrey Lehmann and Robert Gray, contains such poems. It is the first of its kind for Australia and promises to become a classic. Included here are Australias major poets, and lesser-known but equally affecting ones, and all manifestations of Australian poetry since 1788, from concrete poems to prose poems, from the cerebral to the nave, from the humorous to the confessional, and from formal to free verse. Translations of some striking Aboriginal song poems are one of the high points. Containing over 1000 poems from 170 Australian poets, as well as short critical biographies, this careful reevaluation of Australian poetry makes this a superb book that can be read and enjoyed over a lifetime.Like the book? Join the conversation on Twitter.
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> On 13/01/2012, at 2:54 AM, Douglas Barbour wrote:
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>> Ah: some info there, Jill. I take you meant 1000 pages?
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>> Yikes.
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>> Doug
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