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'Devadatta’s Poems complements the sequence ‘Between the Palace and the Bodhi Tree’, published in Beveridge’s earlier collection Wolf Notes, which followed the travels of Siddhatta Gotama before he became the Buddha, and portrayed the world from his disciplined and ascetic point of view. These new poems are written from the viewpoint of Devadatta, Siddhatta’s jealous and ambitious cousin, who attempted to murder him three times. They are marked by an extraordinary richness of language and detail, and a dedication to sensation, which is in contrast to Siddhatta’s purity, and caused at least in part by Devadatta’s desire for Yasodahra, his cousin’s wife.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: For Eileen Chong and Robert Joannides
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Stu Hatton Reviews Devadatta’s Poems by Judith Beveridge
2016
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— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
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Double Date for Poets Named in Literary Shortlist
2015
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— Appears in: The Australian , 24 November 2015; (p. 15) -
A Test of Arms
2015
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— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , June 2015;
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Sevles and Their Grace Notes : Poetry in Review
2015
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 74 no. 1 2015; (p. 68-77)
— Review of Earth Hour 2014 selected work poetry ; Devadatta’s Poems 2014 selected work poetry ; New Selected Poems 2013 selected work poetry ; Radiance 2014 selected work poetry ; The Beautiful Anxiety 2013 selected work poetry ; Final Theory 2014 single work poetry -
'Uttering the Shadow-Cannon'
2014
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— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 3 2014; (p. 230-235)
— Review of Devadatta’s Poems 2014 selected work poetry
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Light Humour Relieves Jealous Ruminations
2014
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 June 2014; (p. 22)
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Judith Beveridge : Devadatta’s Poems
2014
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— Appears in: Australian Poetry Review , vol. 9 no. 2014;
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Everyman
2014
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— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 363 2014; (p. 57)
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Emily Bitto Reviews Judith Beveridge
2014
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— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , November no. 48.0 2014;
— Review of Devadatta’s Poems 2014 selected work poetry -
'Uttering the Shadow-Cannon'
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 3 2014; (p. 230-235)
— Review of Devadatta’s Poems 2014 selected work poetry -
Double Date for Poets Named in Literary Shortlist
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 24 November 2015; (p. 15)
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Poetry
- 2015 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
- 2014 shortlisted Queensland Literary Awards — Judith Wright Calanthe Award
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