{"product_id":"2026100012153-secondhand-selected-poems-of-adam-lindsay-gordon","title":"Selected Poems Of Adam Lindsay Gordon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the rugged landscape of colonial Australia, one voice rang out above the rest — Adam Lindsay Gordon, the poet-horseman whose verses galloped between melancholy and exhilaration with the same wild energy as the bushland he loved. Selected Poems of Adam Lindsay Gordon presents a curated collection of the finest works from Australia's most celebrated nineteenth-century poet, whose verse chronicles the lives of stockmen, steeplechasers, and wanderers navigating a vast and unforgiving continent. From the thundering rhythm of The Sick Stockrider to the brooding introspection of The Swimmer, Gordon's poetry uncovers a soul perpetually caught between the Old World's shadow and the New World's boundless horizon.\n\nPart of the prestigious Australian Literary Heritage Series, this volume stands as a vital testament to a man who became a legend in his own turbulent lifetime — a South Australian politician, champion jockey, and tormented artist who took his own life the day after his most celebrated collection was published. Gordon's verse is marked by a muscular, galloping metre drawn from Swinburne and Byron, yet unmistakably grounded in Australian soil, earning him the rare distinction of being the only Australian poet commemorated in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey. For those who seek poetry that pulses with physical daring and quiet despair in equal measure, this collection asks an essential question: can beauty endure at the edge of the abyss?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51070626201819,"sku":"2026100012153-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6eaad62a-6987-41ad-9dcf-b644ffae5aff.png?v=1794188283","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012153-secondhand-selected-poems-of-adam-lindsay-gordon","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}