Ghost of myself / John Kinsella.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinsella, John, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australian poetry.

Political poetry, Australian.

Genre:

Australian poetry -- 21st century.

poetry.

Poetry

Poetry.

Physical Description:

152 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

St Lucia, Qld. : UQP, 2025.

Summary:

"From Australian poet John Kinsella comes this exceptional new collection that traces the ghosts of this country's violent and destructive history through the marks left on the land, in language and in ourselves. Ghost of Myself explores who we are when we write, and how we embody what has come before us and what we will leave behind. These poems consider the ghostliness of colonial legacy and the impact of pastoralism and conventional farming on the land, and are concerned with the 'pith' of language - the way the new might come out of the compressions and controls of formal syntax and vocabulary. Deeply imbued with observations and witnessing of the 'natural world', these poems contemplate how we witness, record and leave marks. Each poem is a ghost of itself, too, and offers an opportunity for addressing the wrongs committed to country, environment and history"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Ghost of myself

Pith

Valley

The last line.

ISBN:

9780702269066

0702269069

OCLC:

1530057100