| First Light: A Selection of Poems Contributor(s): Hodgins, Philip (Author), Kane, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807600024 ISBN-13: 9780807600023 Publisher: George Braziller OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Australian & Oceanian |
| Dewey: 821.914 |
| LCCN: 2014045537 |
| Series: Australian Poets |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.40 lbs) 90 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fourth book in the Braziller series of Australian poets. Philip Hodgins is unique in his unflinchingly honest and mordant account of country life in Australia. In a vivid and lucid style, his astonishing poems reveal the complexities, depths and urgencies of living at the edge of life and death. Renowned for his sophisticated yet understated craftsmanship, Hodgins writes with subtlety, humor and heartbreaking intensity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kane, Paul: - Paul Kane is a poet and critic who has published six collections of poems and a dozen other books. He has received a Fulbright award, Guggenheim and NEA Fellowships and grants from the Mellon Foundation. He is general editor of The Braziller Series of Australian Poets, and is currently Professor of English and Environmental Studies at Vassar College. He lives in Warwick, New York.Hodgins, Philip: - Philip Hodgins is the author of six volumes of poems, including a verse novel, Dispossessed, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Council Poetry Prize. He has been published in major publications, such as The New Yorker. He died in 1995, age thirty-six. In 1997, the annual Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal was inaugurated to honor writers of distinguished literary accomplishment. |