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'‘straya’, a bastardised version of ‘Australia’, is the title and the first and largest section of Paul Summers’ latest collection. While the term evokes Afferbeck Lauder’s ‘strine’, a droll representation of Australian language, there is little humour in Summers’ straya. The first poem in the collection, ‘obligato’, suggests an obligation on the reader to take notice. As this musical term indicates, that which follows should not be omitted.' (Introduction)
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“Summers’ Knack for Nailing an Image and Capturing Its Emotional Charge Is Sublime” : Malcolm St Hill Reviews ‘straya’ by Paul Summers
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