{"product_id":"2026100012479-secondhand-selected-poems","title":"Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the rugged landscapes of Australia to the intimate corridors of human consciousness, Rodney Hall's Selected Poems presents a masterful distillation of one of the continent's most vital poetic voices, gathering works that range from tender lyrical meditations to bold, politically charged verse. Hall's poetry confronts the tensions of Australian identity — the colonial past, the vast and indifferent natural world, and the complex lives of ordinary people — with a precision and emotional honesty that is both arresting and deeply humane.\n\nWidely regarded as a defining figure in Australian literary culture, Hall brings to his poetry the same narrative power and moral seriousness that distinguished his celebrated novels, crafting lines that resonate with mythic weight while remaining grounded in lived experience. This collection stands as an essential record of a poet who consistently challenged his nation's self-perception, and whose work continues to ask uncomfortable, enduring questions about belonging, history, and what it means to be truly seen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50948307648731,"sku":"2026100012479-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/173151f7-311c-47c1-a20b-c5018252e9e4.png?v=1793104361","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012479-secondhand-selected-poems","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}