Included are many major poets well-known outside of Australia, such as Peter Porter, James McAuley, Dorothy Hewett, and Gwen Harwood, as well as many poets who have long deserved international recognition. The selections offer a challenging view of "early modern poetry" in Australia up to the 1960s, and the decade of turmoil, 1965-1975, is presented with new insight. The years from 1965 to the 1990s are revealed as a period of richness and increasing diversity for the poets, showing the impact of feminism, multicultural ...
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Included are many major poets well-known outside of Australia, such as Peter Porter, James McAuley, Dorothy Hewett, and Gwen Harwood, as well as many poets who have long deserved international recognition. The selections offer a challenging view of "early modern poetry" in Australia up to the 1960s, and the decade of turmoil, 1965-1975, is presented with new insight. The years from 1965 to the 1990s are revealed as a period of richness and increasing diversity for the poets, showing the impact of feminism, multicultural writing, and post-modernism on their works.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged book. Slightly damaged in some way typically, a grazed corner or torn cover.