Geoffrey Page in The Canberra Times noted the one thing all reviewers of the book "seem agreed on is the sophistication and depth of Malouf's poems about Europe. There is no other Australian poet who has such a feeling for its history, its essential character, its actual soil." But this was not to diminish "its distinct Australian quality. Although the section of European poems in the middle of the book seems to be its core the majority of the poems are in fact located in Australia - and are in no way inferior. Malouf's Australia is a place where the legendary, the extravagant are inextricably linked to hard reality. Beneath the service stations is the mythical swamp of his childhood: not far beyond our everyday Australia is the Great South Land which fired the European imagination for centuries (and in which Malouf can still see the magic)."[4]
neighbours, thicket, poems, 1974, second, poetry, collection, australian, poet, author, david, malouf, gold, medal, grace, leven, prize, poetry, colin, roderick, award, 1974, poemsfirst, editionauthordavid, maloufcountryaustralialanguageenglishgenrepoetry, col. Neighbours in a Thicket Poems 1974 is the second poetry collection by Australian poet and author David Malouf 1 It won the ALS Gold Medal 2 the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry 1 and the Colin Roderick Award 3 all in 1974 Neighbours in a Thicket PoemsFirst editionAuthorDavid MaloufCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishGenrepoetry collectionPublisherUniversity of Queensland PressPublication date1974Media typePrintPages65 ppISBN0702209279Preceded byBicycle and Other Poems Followed byPoems 1975 76 The collection consists of 34 poems all of which are published for the first time in this volume 1 Contents 1 Contents 2 Critical reception 3 Awards 4 See also 5 ReferencesContents Edit Asphodel Adrift Confessions of an Only Child Early Discoveries Evergreen Intimations An Ordinary Evening at Hamilton At Deception Bay Episode from an Early War With the Earlier Deaths Decade s End Notes on an Undiscovered Continent Mythologies A Charm Against the Dumps The Little Aeneid Among the Ruins After Baedeker Eternal City In the Grand Manner News from the Dark Ages Bad Dreams in Vienna In the Pinewood Off the Highway Report from Champagne Country Orangerie Before the Revolution Albumblatt A Poet Among Others At Ravenna Reading Horace Outside Sydney 1970 Stooping to Drink Off the Map Pieces for a Northern Winter A Gathering Critical reception EditGeoffrey Page in The Canberra Times noted the one thing all reviewers of the book seem agreed on is the sophistication and depth of Malouf s poems about Europe There is no other Australian poet who has such a feeling for its history its essential character its actual soil But this was not to diminish its distinct Australian quality Although the section of European poems in the middle of the book seems to be its core the majority of the poems are in fact located in Australia and are in no way inferior Malouf s Australia is a place where the legendary the extravagant are inextricably linked to hard reality Beneath the service stations is the mythical swamp of his childhood not far beyond our everyday Australia is the Great South Land which fired the European imagination for centuries and in which Malouf can still see the magic 4 Awards Edit1974 Grace Leven Prize for Poetry winner 5 1974 Townsville Foundation for Australian Literary Studies Award winner 5 1974 ALS Gold Medal winner 5 1974 Colin Roderick Award winner citation needed See also Edit1974 in Australian literature 1974 in poetryReferences Edit a b c Austlit Neighbours in a Thicket Poems by David Malouf Imaginary lives of the defeated in the realm of alienation The Canberra Times 21 February 1990 p33 Colin Roderick Award Previous Winners James Cook University Europe in a poet s eye by Geoffrey Page The Canberra Times 18 April 1975 p8 a b c Neighbours in a Thicket Poems AustLit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neighbours in a Thicket amp oldid 1114150893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
