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'The Angry Penguin presents a rich selection of poems written throughout Max Harris's life, from the early poems of his youth to the more contemplative poems of his later years.
'With an introduction by Alan Brissenden and a tribute by the late Alister Kershaw, The Angry Penguin is the first compilation of Max Harris's poems to be widely distributed since 1942. Providing an overview of his life's creative work, this volume demands a reassessment of Max Harris's contribution to Australian literature, firmly establishing him as an Australian lyric poet of considerable standing.
'Max Harris's influence on Australian cultural life has been profound. In 1989 he was recognised with the award of Order of Australia 'for services to literature'. Four years later, he was cited as 'the founding father of Australian modernism in the arts' when receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award of the University of Adelaide Alumni Association.' (Publication summary)
Contents
- Let Me Not Call You Lovelyi"Let me not call you lovely.", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Boat Traini"The slope of the smoke of the boat-train skies", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Sonneti"I hallow her between the temple pillars", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Mad Jasperi"mad Jasper stood poised on the skyscraper wall", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Words to a Loveri"hold hands and have no care", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Hills' Scenei"in the cold fog of dawn", single work poetry (p. 7)
- This Age Has Broughti"this age has brought me twenty years,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Mithridatum of Despairi"We know no mithridatum of despair", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Preparationi"with the children married the old folk prepare to die;", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Concessionsi"granting the water-rats", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Pelvic Rosei"the pelvic rose unfolding the flesh", single work poetry (p. 12-17)
- Pushkini"feet", single work poetry (p. 18)
- War and Peacei"Dear hearts, in your quiet spaces", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Preludei"the child's myth was the wattle country,", single work poetry (p. 20-22)
- An Elizabethan Songi"the gentle flowering of your hand", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Travelleri"Antipodes are born agonies accrue", single work poetry (p. 24-27)
- Coorongi"There were no reasons for regret,", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Lines to a Ladyi"are you gentle, are you kind?", single work poetry (p. 30)
- The Oceani"For the last time the old and angular sea rolled", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Acknowledgmenti"I have been brought near the regions of delight;", single work poetry (p. 32)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Prime Rating
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , January-February vol. 7 no. 1 1997; (p. 44-45)
— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry ; Weeping for Lost Babylon 1996 selected work poetry ; The Forest Set Out Like the Night 1995 single work poetry -
Why Read Australian Poetry?
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 57 no. 1 1997; (p. 179-190)
— Review of The Totem Ship 1996 selected work autobiography criticism biography review prose ; Australian Poetry : Romanticism and Negativity 1996 multi chapter work criticism ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
Present Tense, Past Tense
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 77-79)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; William's Mongrels 1996 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water 1995 selected work poetry ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
Review Article : The Angry Penguin and the National Library
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Academic & Research Libraries , June vol. 28 no. 2 1997; (p. 162-168) -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Muse , October no. 156 1996; (p. 36)
— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry
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Present Tense, Past Tense
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 77-79)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; William's Mongrels 1996 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water 1995 selected work poetry ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
Why Read Australian Poetry?
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 57 no. 1 1997; (p. 179-190)
— Review of The Totem Ship 1996 selected work autobiography criticism biography review prose ; Australian Poetry : Romanticism and Negativity 1996 multi chapter work criticism ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
New Impressions of an Angry Penguin
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 23 March 1996; (p. 9)
— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
Unmistakably Max
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 April 1996; (p. rev 9)
— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
Max has the Last Word
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 May 1996; (p. C11)
— Review of The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
Max Harris : His Life and Letters
1996
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , March vol. 6 no. 6 1996; (p. 3-6) -
The Angry Penguin: Selected Poems of Max Harris
1996
single work
biography
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , April vol. 6 no. 7 1996; (p. 23) -
Review Article : The Angry Penguin and the National Library
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Academic & Research Libraries , June vol. 28 no. 2 1997; (p. 162-168)