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Festival double issue which incorporates papers from the Sydney Writers' Festival and the Australian Poetry Festival for 2008.
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'This special double issue of five bells... publishes a number of papers about contemporary Australian poetry which we are confident are informative, challenging and, in some cases, controversial.' Brooke Emery - Introduction
Contents
* Contents derived from the 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
'There has been a revival of interest in poetry as a vehicle for the contemplation and discussion of issues - issues that are becoming increasingly important to both local and world communities.' Ron Pretty.
'IN this brief essay I will try to consider four of the questions posed by the Poets Union, concerning the range of contemporary Australian poetry, its schools, its relation to tradition, and to the international context.'