Voice Unaccompanied: Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
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A quietly powerful collection of lyric poetry, Voice Unaccompanied presents the meditative and finely crafted verse of Philip Martin, an Australian poet whose work is grounded in close observation of the natural world, human relationships, and the passage of time. With a spare, contemplative tone, the poems illustrate how meaning accumulates in the precise detail — a landscape, a gesture, a moment of stillness — rendered with classical restraint and emotional depth. Martin's voice is singular and unhurried, trusting the image and the line to carry weight without ornamentation or excess. The collection stands as a testament to the enduring power of the unadorned lyric, offering readers a sustained encounter with language used at its most deliberate and resonant.
Author: Philip Martin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, Australian National University Press
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A quietly powerful collection of lyric poetry, Voice Unaccompanied presents the meditative and finely crafted verse of Philip Martin, an Australian poet whose work is grounded in close observation of the natural world, human relationships, and the passage of time. With a spare, contemplative tone, the poems illustrate how meaning accumulates in the precise detail — a landscape, a gesture, a moment of stillness — rendered with classical restraint and emotional depth. Martin's voice is singular and unhurried, trusting the image and the line to carry weight without ornamentation or excess. The collection stands as a testament to the enduring power of the unadorned lyric, offering readers a sustained encounter with language used at its most deliberate and resonant.