| Author: | David Malouf |
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Poetry |
A breathtaking new volume of poetry from an Australian literary icon, David Malouf’s first full volume of poetry since Typewriter Music once again shows us why he is one of Australia’s most enduring and respected writers. Earth Hour comes to rest at the perfect, still moment ... read more
| Author: | Richard Holmes |
| Category: |
Poetry |
| Series: | National Portrait Gallery Companions |
The ideal of the inspired artist owes its origin to the figures of the Romantic period, who revolutionised English art and literature. In this book, Richard Holmes explores the portraits and lives of such key poets as Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and John Keats, ... read more
| Author: | Iona Opie (Editor); Peter Opie (Editor); Maurice Sendak (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Poetry |
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." That's what children chant when they are being teased; it's what their parents chanted, and probably their grandparents before them. Collected in this invaluable book are the wit and wisdom of... read more
| Author: | Kevin Densley |
| Category: |
Poetry |
"With Orpheus in the Undershirt, Kevin Densley has produced his best book yet: sharp but not cutting, tart but not cynical, the collection weaves lyric, barb and lament into a marvellous, prickly garment that soothes as it stimulates. Don't like small, evocative poems as clear... read more
| Author: | C. J. Dennis |
| Category: |
Poetry |
| Series: | Pocket Editions for the Trenches Ser. |
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke By C. J. Dennis
| Author: | Dylan Thomas |
| Category: |
Poetry |
This edition of Dwight Allen's acclaimed story collection, The Green Suit, ends with a new story, rounding out a dozen interlinked tales about a well-to-do Kentucky family called the Sackriders. The stories cover a period of forty years, from the Vietnam War to the Age of Foreclosur... read more
| Author: | John Clarke |
| Category: |
Poetry |
| Series: | Text Classics |
"For many years it was assumed that poetry came from England. Research now clearly demonstrates, however, that a great many of the world's most famous poets were actually Australians." Possibly the most important anthology ever published.... read more
| Author: | Henry Lawson |
| Category: |
Poetry |
| Series: | Oakie's Outback Adventures |
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| Author: | Johnny Cash |
| Category: |
Poetry |
Since his first recordings in 1955, Johnny Cash has been an icon in the music world. In his newly discovered poems and song lyrics, we see the world through his eyes. The poetry reveals his depth of understanding, both of the world around him and within - his frailti... read more
| Author: | Coleman Barks; John Moyne; Arthur John Arberry; Reynold Nicholson |
| Category: |
Poetry |
This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems.Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this exquisite literature to a remarkably wide range... read more
