Selected Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the untamed banks of the Hawkesbury River to the raw edges of the human psyche, Robert Adamson's Selected Poems stands as one of the most powerful collections in Australian literary history. Drawn from decades of work, this volume gathers the finest poems of a writer whose voice was forged in experience — from his turbulent youth through to his emergence as one of the nation's most celebrated poets — chronicling a life lived in intimate communion with the natural world and the darker currents of human existence. Adamson's verse is marked by a fierce lyrical intensity that transforms the landscapes of New South Wales into mythic, emotionally charged territory, where birds, rivers, and light become vessels for profound meditation on freedom, identity, and belonging. Published under the prestigious A&R Modern Poets imprint, this collection illustrates why Adamson is considered a foundational figure of the Generation of '68 — Australia's own literary counterculture movement — and why his work continues to resonate with the urgency of lived truth. A testament to the enduring power of place and the restless search for self, these poems leave the reader forever altered by their beauty.
Author: Robert Adamson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the untamed banks of the Hawkesbury River to the raw edges of the human psyche, Robert Adamson's Selected Poems stands as one of the most powerful collections in Australian literary history. Drawn from decades of work, this volume gathers the finest poems of a writer whose voice was forged in experience — from his turbulent youth through to his emergence as one of the nation's most celebrated poets — chronicling a life lived in intimate communion with the natural world and the darker currents of human existence. Adamson's verse is marked by a fierce lyrical intensity that transforms the landscapes of New South Wales into mythic, emotionally charged territory, where birds, rivers, and light become vessels for profound meditation on freedom, identity, and belonging. Published under the prestigious A&R Modern Poets imprint, this collection illustrates why Adamson is considered a foundational figure of the Generation of '68 — Australia's own literary counterculture movement — and why his work continues to resonate with the urgency of lived truth. A testament to the enduring power of place and the restless search for self, these poems leave the reader forever altered by their beauty.