Oliver Dennis Oliver Dennis i(A72670 works by)
Born: Established: 1974 ;
Gender: Male
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1 On Lesbia Harford Oliver Dennis , 2018 single work essay
— Appears in: PN Review , July-August vol. 44 no. 6 2018;

'In 2014 I assembled a collected edition of the poems of the Australian poet Lesbia Harford (1891–1927), whose work had then been out of print for thirty years. The book’s reception was mixed at best, with a number of the reviews complaining that I had focused too much on Harford’s lyricism at the expense of her political writing and activism. There were accusations of ‘gendering’ and ‘marginalisation’: far from strengthening her reputation, I had apparently reduced it to something slight and ‘feminine’. I was stupefied by the reaction, but over time found myself questioning my approach. Perhaps, without realising it, I’d presented a distorted view?' (Introduction)

1 11 y separately published work icon Collected Poems : Lesbia Harford Lesbia Harford , Oliver Dennis (editor), Crawley : UWA Publishing , 2014 7248644 2014 selected work poetry

'Lesbia Harford (1891–1927) has occupied only a small place in Australian literary history – for decades, she was utterly forgotten – yet when she died, at thirty-six, she left behind three notebooks containing some of the finest lyric poems ever written in Australia.

Harford’s writing looks both forwards and backwards, blending Pre-Raphaelite influences and plain-speaking with unusual subtlety. At the same time, Harford was bound inextricably to the period in which she lived: war in Europe, changing attitudes to religion, the suffrage movement, and widespread social upheaval all helped make her one of the first truly modern, urban figures in Australian poetry.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 An Altogether Ungrounded Poet : Regarding the Work of Judith Bishop Oliver Dennis , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 26 no. 2 2012; (p. 270-272)

— Review of Event : Poems Judith Bishop , 2007 selected work poetry
1 Harford, Lesbia : Poems Selected by Oliver Dennis Oliver Dennis , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: PN Review , November/December vol. 39 no. 2 2012; (p. 37-39)
1 Pressed for Time Oliver Dennis , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 18 and 25 December no. 5568/5569 2009; (p. 36)

— Review of The Revolt of the Pendulum Clive James , 2009 selected work essay criticism review correspondence
1 Smoke Rings : The First Unapologetic Poet of Australia Oliver Dennis , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 21 September no. 5451 2007; (p. 14-15)
1 Poetry Oliver Dennis , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 11 May no. 5432 2007; (p. 28)

— Review of Other Summers Stephen Edgar , 2006 selected work poetry
1 Poetry Oliver Dennis , 2007 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 25 May no. 5434 2007; (p. 28)

— Review of The Goldfinches of Baghdad Robert Adamson , 2006 selected work poetry
1 Poetry Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 17 November no. 5407 2006; (p. 33)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry
1 Poetry Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 8 September no. 5397 2006; (p. 29)

— Review of High Wire Adrian Caesar , 2005 selected work poetry
1 Asperg Me Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 11 August no. 5393 2006; (p. 24)

— Review of The Biplane Houses Les Murray , 2006 selected work poetry
1 City Limits Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 65 no. 2 2006; (p. 87-91)

— Review of Avenues and Runways Aidan Coleman , 2005 selected work poetry ; Broken/Open Jill Jones , 2005 selected work poetry ; The Ancient Capital of Images John Mateer , 2005 selected work poetry
1 No Small Talk Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 281 2006; (p. 19)

— Review of Strategic Command : General Sir John Wilton and Australia's Asian Wars David Murray Horner , 2005 single work biography
1 Barking Up the Wrong Tree Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 281 2006; (p. 5)
1 Poetry Survey Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 104 2006; (p. 37-40)

— Review of Three Poems for John Forbes Ken Bolton , 2005 selected work poetry ; Throwing Stones at the Sun Cameron Lowe , 2005 selected work poetry ; Coast Margaret Bradstock , 2005 selected work poetry ; Narcissism Maria Takolander , 2005 selected work poetry ; Poems of Relative Unlikelihood John Jenkins , Ken Bolton , 2005 selected work poetry ; The Yellow Dress Yve Louis , 2005 selected work poetry ; Blister Pack David McCooey , 2005 selected work poetry
1 Steady Pools Oliver Dennis , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 280 2006; (p. 49)

— Review of Freehold : Verse Novel Geoff Page , 2005 single work novel
1 Poetry Anthology Oliver Dennis , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 103 2005; (p. 46-47)

— Review of River of Verse : A Tasmanian Journey 1800-2004 2004 anthology poetry lyric/song extract
1 Poetry Survey Oliver Dennis , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 103 2005; (p. 39-42)

— Review of Beyond the Gorilla's Roar Anthony J. Bennett , 2004 selected work poetry ; War is Not the Season for Figs Lidija Cvetkovic , 2001 selected work poetry ; Punch On Punch Off : Poems about the Employed, the Un-employed & the Under-employed Geoff Goodfellow , 2004 selected work poetry ; Stories of the Feet : Tripped Into Landscape Les Wicks , 2004 selected work poetry ; Geology : Poems Kevin Murray , 2005 selected work poetry
1 Poetry Oliver Dennis , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 18 November no. 5355 2005; (p. 30)

— Review of Rattus Rattus : New and Selected Poems Peter Rose , 2005 selected work poetry
1 Poetry Survey Oliver Dennis , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 101 2005; (p. 74-76)

— Review of Malice in Underland Louis Armand , 2003 selected work poetry ; Fontanelle : A Collection of Poems Andrew Lansdown , 2004 selected work poetry ; Calico Ceilings : The Women of Eureka Susan Kruss , 2004 selected work poetry ; Madrigals for a Misanthrope Jack Hibberd , 2004 selected work poetry
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