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Список книг автора Группа авторовFeeding the Ghost
This book is aimed at providing criticism on contemporary Australian poetry in a form that is accessible to general readers. It is intended to be the first in a series which will grapple with the bewildering diversity of the contemporary poetry scene. Australian poetry deserves a criticism that accompanies the astonishing momentum and luminosity that has developed, which both elucidates the scale of poetic achievement and is also not afraid to evaluate that achievement through a rigorous and disinterested critical lens. Australian poets have been feeding the ghost with extraordinary energy and acumen over the last quarter of a century; it is now time for Australian poetry criticism to catch up.
The Puncher and Wattmann Anthology of Australian Poetry
will benefit it is attentive and brilliant readers, of whom John Leonard is without doubt one of its finest. – Martin Harrison Australian poetry from a 21st century perspective, with a selection from a wide range of living poets as well as familiar voices from the past. There is an emphasis on social observation and personal experience of Australia's changing history that gives new context to poetry by previous generations from Wright and Hope through Lawson and Paterson to Harpur, Kendall and the poets of early settlement. – Susan Lever Two centuries of poetic achievement demonstrating – no, crying out full-throatedly – that it is our poets who manifest 'a pungent awareness that language is an inheritance we accept for alteration and renewal.' This selection is panoramic, but it also has a depth and a thoughtfulness in its clusters of poems by 164 original, funny, perplexing, and gifted poets. If you love poetry, this book will amplify that love; and if you are a teacher or student of poetry, read this anthology over and over. -Lyn McCredden John Leonard, born in 1940, taught poetry at Monash and James Cook Universities. He is founder of John Leonard Press, and has edited the anthologies Seven Centuries of Poetry in English (5th ed. 2003), New Music (2001), Australian Verse: An Oxford Anthology (1998) and Contemporary Australian Poetry (1990).
To Beersheba 1917
To help celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba on October 31 1917, this book offers nearly 100 unpublished photographs taken in the field by brothers Guy and Barney Hayden, of the 12th Light Horse. Both Lieutenants, the Haydons were at the forefront of the skirmish and the attack itself, and like all the Walers, their great horses Midnight and Polo play their essential part, right to the Charge itself. With Guy Haydon's testimony and Trooper Ion Idriess' diary note on the great day's events, this book is a celebration of our Light Horse – and the world's final great Charge in World War One.
Bent Street 1 - '2017'
Bent Street is an annual publication that gathers essays, fiction, poetry, artwork, reflections, letters, blog posts, interviews, performance writing and rants to bring you 'The Year in Queer'.<br /> <br />"Bent Street 1 – 2017" covers same-sex marriage, health an education, the meaning of queer history and progress; as well as presenting the queer imagination as it follows its own lights, digressions, yearnings, and strange associations.<br /> <br />Joel Creasey, Jill Jones, Guy James Whitworth, Genine Hook, Tina Healy, April White, Jean Taylor, Ashley Sievwright, Mandy Henningham, Tiffany Jones, Dennis Altman, Steve R. E. Pereira, Renee Bennett, Simon Copland, Mary Lou Rasmussen, Quinn Eades, Errol Bray, Blair Archbold, Nikki Sullivan, Craig Middleton, Daniel Marshall, Nadia Bailey, Doug Pollard, Lucille Kerr, Sally Conning, Brigitte Lewis, Daniel Witthaus, Mira Schlosberg, Christopher Bryant, Michael Bernard Kelly, Jess Jones, Rodney Croom.
The Happy Warrior
This anthology of poetry is rich with emotion, vibrant with diversity and strong with sentiment. The poems tell stories everyone should read, to gain insights into the minds, hearts and souls of our warriors who have defended our great country, Australia.<br /> <br />The editors, Warrant Officer Paul Barrett and Kerry B Collison have been most successful in setting out these captivating tales in a well blended mix of irony, humour and the horror of war, allowing the reader to empathise and identify with the authors.<br /> <br />This collection is an important anthology. It captures the essence of the human spirit and the warriors behind the poems themselves.<br /> <br />I commend this book for you to read.<br /> <br />Lieutenant General P.J. Cosgrove, AC, MC, Chief of Army
The World To Come
This anthology harvests the voices of writers from all over the world, in fictional reflection on what the world to come looks like from where they are writing, in place and in time. Editors Patrick West and Om Prakash Dwivedi have selected stories across a range of genres that will surprise, delight, enthrall and even horrify.
Cracking the Spine
Cracking the Spine is not just a deftly curated overview of the contemporary Australian short story, including pieces by ten of the best practitioners at work today. The auto-critical essays that accompany each work gesture even more widely. Literature, life, landscape, history: the whole gamut of Antipodean experience may be gleaned from its pages. An ideal resource for those interested in Ozlit, Cracking the Spine is also a pure pleasure to read.' – Geordie Williamson
Green Cleaning
They say that every little bit helps, so just imagine what you can do with this collection of great tips on how to green clean everything. From the kitchen to the bathroom, as well as the odd spot or stain, learn how to do cleaning the green way and help the environment and your back pocket at the same time. There's no need for fancy cleaning products with key miracle ingredients like baking soda, lemon juice and vinegar. Including recipes for your own detergents and tips for every odd job, this book will help you clean more effectively and efficiently in an environmentally friendly way.
Aussie Slang Dictionary
The ever popular and thoroughly entertaining <b><i>Aussie Slang Dictionary</i></b> is back to help you decipher and speak the true local language. Full of dazzling definitions from true-blue Aussies, you'll never be lost for words with this collection of colourful sayings. From 'aerial ping-pong' (AFL) to 'on the wrong tram' (to be following the wrong train of thought) and finishing up with some 'verbal diarrhoea' (never-ending blather), your mind will be brimming with useful (and not so useful!) sayings for your next run-in with a true Aussie character.
Sayings of the Buddha and Other Masters
Inspired by teachings of the Buddha, Great Masters, teachers and writers, this book is designed to help people connect to a spiritual path and find their own divinity.<br /> <br />It is overflowing with wonderful quotes, sayings and insights, each presented alone, allowing the reader to dip in at any time; each reading is guaranteed to inspire, be an instant inspiration and food for thought.