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The issue includes a range of brief letters commenting on the 2002 Australian Poetry Festival.
Contents
* Contents derived from the 2002-2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Goldsworthy analyses what makes poetry memorable - and rememberable: rhythm, rhyme and, above all, metaphor. He quotes from the poetry of several Australian poets - Judith Wright, Philip Hodgins, John Forbes and Gwen Harwood ( a 'small Dead Poet's Society') and Les Murray.
(p. 22-26)
Note: Epigraph: I.M. Philip Hodgins, Gwen Harwood, John Forbes and Judith Wright.