Thea Astley
Author: Cheryl Taylor (Editor)
ISBN: 9780702259791
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 12mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The first published collection of poetry by Australian literary legend Thea Astley.
This exciting collection by Australian literary legend Thea Astley brings together for the first time many poems that have never been seen or published.
Winning multiple prizes for her fiction, including four Miles Franklin Awards, Astley's earliest ambition was to write poetry. It remained her private passion throughout her student days and into adulthood. These surprising and satisfying poems chart her development as a writer, evoking wartime Brisbane, the natural landscape and small-town life.
ISBN: 9780702259791
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Year First Published: 2017
Pages: 176
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 12mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The first published collection of poetry by Australian literary legend Thea Astley.
This exciting collection by Australian literary legend Thea Astley brings together for the first time many poems that have never been seen or published.
Winning multiple prizes for her fiction, including four Miles Franklin Awards, Astley's earliest ambition was to write poetry. It remained her private passion throughout her student days and into adulthood. These surprising and satisfying poems chart her development as a writer, evoking wartime Brisbane, the natural landscape and small-town life.
