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'There is a desperate note in Gregory Shortis's poetry, which registers from the opening of Yarn, Rave and Red Herring. It would be be stating the obvious to comment only that this is an interesting collection poems. It is not a book that can be easily dismissed at the present time, and if it is not a book for which extravagant claims can be made, it offers many terrible judgments on contemporary Australia that may command greater interest and appreciation as time goes by. The collection contains many poems that refute the notion that current Australian poetry tends to statements that are gormless or trivial. Sortis's subjects are large, and his shafts are deadly.' (Introduction)
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Epigraph:
There comes a point
Where we decide to steer clear of majorities
And develop a social conscience, preferring to hang around
With minority groups like the living.
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