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'"It has been known for decades", Les Murray writes in his introduction to this collection, "that poets who might fear relegation or professional sabotage from the critical consensus of our culture have a welcome and a refuge in Quadrant—but only if they write well."
From the second decade of his twenty years as literary editor of Quadrant, Les Murray here presents a selection of the best verse he published between 2001 and 2010.
It is a prodigious body of work: 487 poems by 169 authors.
These days, he observes, when poetic values are increasingly being seen as real enrichment, readers are turning to the few journals that nurture them:
"At a time of such turn-about in the life of magazines, a Quadrant anthology seems well overdue."' (Publisher's blurb)
From the second decade of his twenty years as literary editor of Quadrant, Les Murray here presents a selection of the best verse he published between 2001 and 2010.
It is a prodigious body of work: 487 poems by 169 authors.
These days, he observes, when poetic values are increasingly being seen as real enrichment, readers are turning to the few journals that nurture them:
"At a time of such turn-about in the life of magazines, a Quadrant anthology seems well overdue."' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Only poetry by Australian poets individually indexed.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Balmain,
Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area,
Sydney Inner West,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Quadrant Books
, 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Vena Karmai"The city revives", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Toledoi"Alerted by a", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Knife Edgei"Looking back into childhood", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Summer Morningi"The black kitten, ignoring her toys", single work poetry (p. 5)
- After My First Poetry/Music Evening for Some Yearsi"My God! It was actually pleasant,", single work poetry (p. 5)
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In Praise of Lord Alfred Douglasi"In praise of Lord Alfred Douglas",
single work
poetry
(p. 5)
Note: With first line: Lord Alfred Douglas's nonsense rhymes
- The Heroesi"Britain has drug-sodden rock-singers", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Oeuf en Cocottei"We were talking about", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Surf Dayi"The drinking corner has", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Grazier Alerti"The air's like fruit juice", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Breastsi"Late at night my breasts", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Coroner's Finding was of Death by Accidenti"You only come back after twenty-five years", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Nobby's Beach, Newcastlei"A seagull wings into the wind,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- At the Parki"As I read upon a park bench", single work poetry (p. 12)
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Rolling Down To Old Maui
Teni"Say I could give this life back",
single work
poetry
(p. 12)
Note: With title: Rolling Down To Old Maui
- The History Itchi"To live like a brilliant idea", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Reply to a Common Complainti"Mention poetry and you'll find enough", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Siamangi"On the day of the eclipse", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Bush Versifyingi"meet", single work poetry (p. 16)
- On the Intended Sacking of a University Chancellori"With robes and titles scattered across the years,", single work poetry (p. 16)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001–2010, Edited by Les Murray
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Sotto , March 2013;
— Review of The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010 2012 anthology poetry -
Visions of the Material World
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21-22 December 2012; (p. 25) The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-23 December 2012; (p. 27)
— Review of The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray 2012 selected work poetry ; The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010 2012 anthology poetry -
News and Views
2012
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 October 2012; (p. 3) -
Poems from the Heart of the Favoured Few
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 October 2012; (p. 27)
— Review of The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010 2012 anthology poetry -
Les Murray, Anthologist
2012
single work
prose
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 56 no. 9 2012; (p. 74-75)
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[Review] The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 342 2012; (p. 55)
— Review of The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010 2012 anthology poetry -
Poems from the Heart of the Favoured Few
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 October 2012; (p. 27)
— Review of The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010 2012 anthology poetry -
Visions of the Material World
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 21-22 December 2012; (p. 25) The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-23 December 2012; (p. 27)
— Review of The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray 2012 selected work poetry ; The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010 2012 anthology poetry -
The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001–2010, Edited by Les Murray
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Sotto , March 2013;
— Review of The Quadrant Book of Poetry 2001-2010 2012 anthology poetry -
Les Murray, Anthologist
2012
single work
prose
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 56 no. 9 2012; (p. 74-75) -
News and Views
2012
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 October 2012; (p. 3)
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