yes, Doug, plenty of their own work in this anth. as well as the odd
if at times slightly offensive introductions to each poet
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On 14/01/2012, at 2:47 AM, Douglas Barbour wrote:
> 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:
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>> 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
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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?
>>>
>>> Yikes.
>>>
>>> Doug
>>
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