In his first full volume of poetry since Typewriter Music in 2007, David Malouf once again shows us why he is one of Australia’s most enduring and respected writers.
David Malouf’s new collection comes to rest at the perfect, still moment of ‘silence, following talk’ after its exploration of memory, imagination and mortality.
With elegance and wit, these poems move from profound depths to whimsy and playfulness. As Malouf interweaves light and dark, levity and gravity, he offers a vision of life on ‘this patch/of earth and its green things’,charting the resilience of beauty amidst stubborn human grace.
Shortlisted, 2016 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards – Poetry
Winner, 2015 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards – Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
Shortlisted, 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards – Poetry
Shortlisted, 2015 ASAL Awards – ALS Gold Medal
Winner, 2014 Queensland Literary Awards – Judith Wright Calanthe Award