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Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris
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'The Angry Penguin presents a rich selection of poems written throughout Max Harris's life, from the early poems of his youth to the more contemplative poems of his later years.

'With an introduction by Alan Brissenden and a tribute by the late Alister Kershaw, The Angry Penguin is the first compilation of Max Harris's poems to be widely distributed since 1942. Providing an overview of his life's creative work, this volume demands a reassessment of Max Harris's contribution to Australian literature, firmly establishing him as an Australian lyric poet of considerable standing.

'Max Harris's influence on Australian cultural life has been profound. In 1989 he was recognised with the award of Order of Australia 'for services to literature'. Four years later, he was cited as 'the founding father of Australian modernism in the arts' when receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award of the University of Adelaide Alumni Association.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:National Library of Australia , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Let Me Not Call You Lovelyi"Let me not call you lovely.", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 1)
Boat Traini"The slope of the smoke of the boat-train skies", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 2)
Sonneti"I hallow her between the temple pillars", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 4)
Mad Jasperi"mad Jasper stood poised on the skyscraper wall", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 5)
Words to a Loveri"hold hands and have no care", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 6)
Hills' Scenei"in the cold fog of dawn", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 7)
This Age Has Broughti"this age has brought me twenty years,", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 8)
Mithridatum of Despairi"We know no mithridatum of despair", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 9)
Preparationi"with the children married the old folk prepare to die;", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 10)
Concessionsi"granting the water-rats", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Pelvic Rosei"the pelvic rose unfolding the flesh", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 12-17)
Pushkini"feet", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 18)
War and Peacei"Dear hearts, in your quiet spaces", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Preludei"the child's myth was the wattle country,", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 20-22)
An Elizabethan Songi"the gentle flowering of your hand", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 23)
The Travelleri"Antipodes are born agonies accrue", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 24-27)
Coorongi"There were no reasons for regret,", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Lines to a Ladyi"are you gentle, are you kind?", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 30)
The Oceani"For the last time the old and angular sea rolled", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 31)
Acknowledgmenti"I have been brought near the regions of delight;", Max Harris , single work poetry (p. 32)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Prime Rating Alan Wearne , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 7 no. 1 1997; (p. 44-45)

— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry ; Weeping for Lost Babylon Eric Beach , 1996 selected work poetry ; The Forest Set Out Like the Night John Anderson , 1995 single work poetry
Why Read Australian Poetry? Michael Ackland , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 57 no. 1 1997; (p. 179-190)

— Review of The Totem Ship Alan Gould , 1996 selected work autobiography criticism biography review prose ; Australian Poetry : Romanticism and Negativity Paul Kane , 1996 multi chapter work criticism ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
Present Tense, Past Tense Graham Rowlands , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 77-79)

— Review of The Present Tense Gwen Harwood , 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; William's Mongrels Coral Hull , 1996 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water Carolyn Gerrish , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
Review Article : The Angry Penguin and the National Library Lynn R. Hard , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Academic & Research Libraries , June vol. 28 no. 2 1997; (p. 162-168)
Untitled Kathy Kituai , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , October no. 156 1996; (p. 36)

— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
Present Tense, Past Tense Graham Rowlands , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 77-79)

— Review of The Present Tense Gwen Harwood , 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; William's Mongrels Coral Hull , 1996 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water Carolyn Gerrish , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
Why Read Australian Poetry? Michael Ackland , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 57 no. 1 1997; (p. 179-190)

— Review of The Totem Ship Alan Gould , 1996 selected work autobiography criticism biography review prose ; Australian Poetry : Romanticism and Negativity Paul Kane , 1996 multi chapter work criticism ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
New Impressions of an Angry Penguin John Forbes , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 March 1996; (p. 9)

— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
Unmistakably Max Geoffrey Dutton , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 April 1996; (p. rev 9)

— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
Max has the Last Word Joy W. Hooton , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 May 1996; (p. C11)

— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris Max Harris , 1996 selected work poetry
Max Harris : His Life and Letters Peter Ward , 1996 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , March vol. 6 no. 6 1996; (p. 3-6)
The Angry Penguin: Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 single work biography
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , April vol. 6 no. 7 1996; (p. 23)
Review Article : The Angry Penguin and the National Library Lynn R. Hard , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Academic & Research Libraries , June vol. 28 no. 2 1997; (p. 162-168)
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