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'Open House reveals David Brooks' award-winning talent as a writer and imaginative scholar. The poems in this volume take a number of forms, drifting between nature and philosophy, evoking a meditative quality that is both contemplative and full of grace. Spare and honed, Brooks' poems range in scale, from investigations into microscopic detail observing the smallest creatures and textures underfoot - stepped over, left in peace in the harmonious 'open house' - to the telescopic, revealing the smallness of human endeavour from a thoughtful distance.
'This much anticipated new volume is at once powerful, resonant and unreserved.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: To J.S. Harry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Poet's Journal
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 75 no. 3 2016; (p. 256-259)
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry -
The Sudden Urge for Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , August 2015;
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry -
Dark Reflections and Light
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 June 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry ; Cocky's Joy 2015 selected work poetry -
A Place Where You Can Bring Things Together : Andrew Burke Reviews ‘Open House’ by David Brooks
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 14 2015;
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry -
The Poems Are Their Own Defence : Brook Emery Launches ‘Open House’ by David Brooks
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 14 2015;
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry
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The Poet as Moral Witness
2015
single work
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 March 2015; (p. 30) The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 March 2015; (p. 38)
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry -
His Home Is in the Mountains Now
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 12 2015;
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry -
Open House by David Brooks Reviewed by Nadia Niaz
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , April no. 17 2015;
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry -
The Poems Are Their Own Defence : Brook Emery Launches ‘Open House’ by David Brooks
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 14 2015;
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry -
A Place Where You Can Bring Things Together : Andrew Burke Reviews ‘Open House’ by David Brooks
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , April - June no. 14 2015;
— Review of Open House 2015 selected work poetry
Awards
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