Toby Davidson Toby Davidson i(A72569 works by)
Born: Established: 1977 Perth, Western Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

After completing his PhD thesis, 'Born of Fire, Possessed by Darkness : Mysticism and Australian Poetry', Toby Davidson has been senior lecturer at Macquarie University.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2016 shortlisted The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for ‘Creature Quatrains’

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Four Oceans Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2020 20906318 2020 selected work poetry

'Four Oceans, Toby Davidson's second collection, confirms his reputation as one of the most expansive and radical voices in the emerging generation of Australian poets. The scale and scope of the works are deliberately ambitious, often testing the limits of what a single poem can reveal through multiple readings. This collection follows the poet's transitions from Western to Eastern Australia and overseas through finely-wrought, if occasionally feral, long verse sequences and experiments in form.

'Yet these are not escapist poems; they know 'escape cannot be a constant costume' and instead confront the ghosts of Australia's past. They look inward as well as out, forward as well as back, with a gritty resolve, empathy and wry humour. Four Oceans is a poetry collection which bears stark witness to the present moment and unsparingly asks how we got here.' (Publication summary)

2021 commended Australian Centre Literary Awards Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry
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