{"product_id":"2026770000783-secondhand-arcady-and-other-places-poems","title":"Arcady and Other Places: Poems","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: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelve into the sharp, contemplative landscape of mid-century Australia with Vincent Buckley's award-winning masterpiece, Arcady and Other Places. This seminal collection marks a profound evolutionary leap in modern Australian verse, abandoning pastoral clichés to interrogate the physical and psychological realities of the human condition. Structured around deeply personal and public anxieties, the compilation features Buckley’s monumental poem sequence \"Stroke\"—a powerful, unsentimental exploration of a son witnessing his father's decline—alongside his cutting \"Eleven Political Poems.\" Together, these verses confront the complexities of love, memory, mortality, and the cold mechanics of mid-20th-century political division.\n\nAs the recipient of the prestigious 1967 Myer Award for Australian Poetry, this landmark volume showcases Buckley’s transition into a highly sophisticated, tactile modernism. His style brilliantly weds a lofty, hieratic lyricism with a grounded attachment to the solid world, exploring how religious ritual, Irish-Australian identity, and political anger collide within the local landscape. Buckley’s sharp analytical wit, formal dexterity, and evocative rhythm make this beautifully preserved Melbourne University Press first edition an essential centerpiece for collectors of twentieth-century Commonwealth literature and post-war poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826043924699,"sku":"2026770000783-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5b4be006-1ab3-4d74-a389-54841087ef71.png?v=1780311509","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000783-secondhand-arcady-and-other-places-poems","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}