Elijah's Ravens
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A collection of poetry by the Australian writer Hal Porter, Elijah's Ravens presents verse that reflects Porter's characteristically sharp, observational sensibility and his deep engagement with memory, place, and the textures of everyday Australian life. Known primarily for his prose — particularly his celebrated autobiography The Watcher on the Cast-Iron Balcony — Porter brings the same precise, almost painterly attention to language in his poetry, crafting images that are at once intimate and unsettling. The collection illustrates his gift for finding the extraordinary within the mundane, drawing on biblical allusion, personal history, and a keen awareness of mortality. Written with a tone that balances wit and melancholy, the poems reward careful reading, revealing layers of meaning beneath their polished, controlled surfaces.
Author: Hal Porter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Poetry
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A collection of poetry by the Australian writer Hal Porter, Elijah's Ravens presents verse that reflects Porter's characteristically sharp, observational sensibility and his deep engagement with memory, place, and the textures of everyday Australian life. Known primarily for his prose — particularly his celebrated autobiography The Watcher on the Cast-Iron Balcony — Porter brings the same precise, almost painterly attention to language in his poetry, crafting images that are at once intimate and unsettling. The collection illustrates his gift for finding the extraordinary within the mundane, drawing on biblical allusion, personal history, and a keen awareness of mortality. Written with a tone that balances wit and melancholy, the poems reward careful reading, revealing layers of meaning beneath their polished, controlled surfaces.