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'New poems by Australia's foremost political poet, written in response to the social crises that confront us now.
'Jennifer Maiden's new collection deals with xenophobia and the rejection of otherness, whether immigrant or domestic. It takes as its emblem the fox, representing our fear of the introduced and ill-reputed, but its title also refers to the petition of the great Whig statesman, Charles James Fox, for the rights of all people, including freedom of speech and habeas corpus. Fox himself is the subject of some of the poems, while others focus on the crisis in Greece, Hillary Clinton and Eleanor Roosevelt reflecting on poverty and human rights in Iowa, and the development of Julie Bishop in relation to the vulnerability and sensibility engendered by politics and crisis. There is a dialogue between Obama and Gandhi on the methods needed to ensure political results, Kevin Rudd tries to explain Manus Island to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Keith Murdoch and his son Rupert discuss their attempts at idealism in the glass penthouse apartment of the latter.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Katharine.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Collusion : Three New Poetry Collections
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 380 2016; (p. 50-51)
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry ; Breaking the Days 2015 selected work poetry ; Exhumed 2015 selected work poetry -
Jennifer Maiden : The Fox Petition
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Review , vol. 11 no. 2016;
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry -
Marissa Ker Reviews The Fox Petition by Jennifer Maiden
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , February 2016;
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry -
Poet Locates Human Comedy in Politics
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 16)
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry -
Siobhan Hodge Reviews Jennifer Maiden’s The Fox Petition
2016
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , September 2016; 'In her latest collection, Jennifer Maiden continues her politically-charged examinations of Australia in a richly historical and simultaneously contemporaneous poetics. The Fox Petition is a deft examination of a range of issues, central to which is the notion of belonging or not belonging – native or immigrant – and the ironies and hypocrisies involved in such distinctions.' (Introduction)
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Poet Locates Human Comedy in Politics
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23 January 2016; (p. 16)
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry -
Simon Eales Reviews Jennifer Maiden and Stefanie Bennett
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 October no. 52.0 2015;
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry ; The Vanishing 2015 selected work poetry -
Marissa Ker Reviews The Fox Petition by Jennifer Maiden
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , February 2016;
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry -
Jennifer Maiden : The Fox Petition
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Review , vol. 11 no. 2016;
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry -
Collusion : Three New Poetry Collections
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 380 2016; (p. 50-51)
— Review of The Fox Petition 2015 selected work poetry ; Breaking the Days 2015 selected work poetry ; Exhumed 2015 selected work poetry -
Siobhan Hodge Reviews Jennifer Maiden’s The Fox Petition
2016
single work
review
essay
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , September 2016; 'In her latest collection, Jennifer Maiden continues her politically-charged examinations of Australia in a richly historical and simultaneously contemporaneous poetics. The Fox Petition is a deft examination of a range of issues, central to which is the notion of belonging or not belonging – native or immigrant – and the ironies and hypocrisies involved in such distinctions.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2016 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Poetry