The Best Australian Poetry 2009

Essential reading for poetry lovers, this collection of 40 poems from Australia’s print and online journals shows the many radically different ways that poetry can portray lives.

Containing poems from both well-known and up-and-coming Australian poets, including Robert Adamson, Rosemary Dobson, L. K. Holt, and Thomas Shapcott, the volume features selections both imaginative and entertaining. Commentary from contributing poets accompanies the poetry in this guide to what is new and remarkable in Australian poetry.