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yModern Australian VerseDouglas Stewart
(editor),
Sydney:Angus and Robertson,1964Z3908121964anthology poetry Editor's Introduction: The anthology covers 'from 1930 onwards'... And, lastly, of course, an anthology of this kind should attempt to give as wide a picture as possible, consistent with quality, of Australian poetry in the period. That I have certainly tried to do; but without losing sight of the principle that it should be enjoyable. ... Douglas Stewart (q.v.) (xxi-xxxv).Sydney:Angus and Robertson,1964
yThe Penguin Book of Australian VerseHarry Payne Heseltine
(editor),
RingwoodHarmondsworth:Penguin,1972Z3344031972anthology poetry Selection of works by Australian poets from Charles Harpur (1813-1868) to Charles Buckmaster (b. 1951).RingwoodHarmondsworth:Penguin,1972
yRobert D. FitzGeraldRobert D. FitzGerald,
Julian Croft
(editor),
St Lucia:University of Queensland Press,1987Z3632131987selected work criticism biography poetry short story prose humour St Lucia:University of Queensland Press,1987
yAustralian Poetry Since 1788Geoffrey Lehmann
(editor),
Robert Gray
(editor),
Sydney:University of New South Wales Press,2011Z18038462011anthology poetry (taught in 1 units)'A good poem is one that the world can’t forget or is delighted to rediscover. This landmark anthology of Australian poetry, edited by two of Australia’s foremost poets, Geoffrey Lehmann and Robert Gray, contains such poems. It is the first of its kind for Australia and promises to become a classic. Included here are Australia’s major poets, and lesser-known but equally affecting ones, and all manifestations of Australian poetry since 1788, from concrete poems to prose poems, from the cerebral to the naïve, from the humorous to the confessional, and from formal to free verse. Translations of some striking Aboriginal song poems are one of the high points. Containing over 1000 poems from 170 Australian poets, as well as short critical biographies, this careful reevaluation of Australian poetry makes this a superb book that can be read and enjoyed over a lifetime.' (From the publisher's website.)Sydney:University of New South Wales Press,2011