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'Drowning in Wheat collects the best of three decades of John Kinsella's astonishing poetry in one volume. Kinsella is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest living Australian poets, and arguably the most important 'eco-poet' of the age; however, this collection also reveals a writer of unexpected and remarkable versatility, and one fluent in an almost bewildering range of forms, registers and voices. Despite its great thematic range, Kinsella's overarching project emerges all the more clearly: Drowning in Wheat is a clarion call and a call to order, a plea to listen to the earth - and to understand our own place within it while we still can. It is also an ideal introduction to one of the essential poets of the age.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Tracy Ryan and George Steiner.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Philip Harvey Reviews Drowning in Wheat by John Kinsella
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , August 2016;
— Review of Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry -
Chris Brown Reviews John Kinsella
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 August no. 55.0 2016;
— Review of Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry -
Kernels of Truth
Kinsella Points Finger at Consumerism
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 May 2016; (p. 1, 6) 'Poet John Kinsella is deeply troubled about our treatment of the planet, writes William Yeoman.' -
Eco-Laureate’s Dry Argument
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 April - 1 June 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry -
Danger Ahead as Part of a High-Tempo Mix
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 April 2016; (p. 26) The Age , 16-17 April 2016; (p. 26)
— Review of Firebreaks 2016 selected work poetry ; Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry
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Danger Ahead as Part of a High-Tempo Mix
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 April 2016; (p. 26) The Age , 16-17 April 2016; (p. 26)
— Review of Firebreaks 2016 selected work poetry ; Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry -
Eco-Laureate’s Dry Argument
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 April - 1 June 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry -
Chris Brown Reviews John Kinsella
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 August no. 55.0 2016;
— Review of Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry -
Philip Harvey Reviews Drowning in Wheat by John Kinsella
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , August 2016;
— Review of Drowning in Wheat : Selected Poems 2016 selected work poetry -
Kernels of Truth
Kinsella Points Finger at Consumerism
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 10 May 2016; (p. 1, 6) 'Poet John Kinsella is deeply troubled about our treatment of the planet, writes William Yeoman.'