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'Wild is a collection of short, precise and often minimal poems. Part One takes as its focus the Scandinavian tale of Huginn (Thought) and Muninn (Memory), a pair of ravens with the power of speech, who are said to travel the world to gather information for the Norse god, Odin. This sequence of poems is a playful and eclectic weaving together of personal, imaginary and traditional myth.
'Part Two (Murmurations) centres on animal and human migration, beginning with a sequence of poems about starlings, principally the migrant starlings that descend on Rome each autumn and winter. Poems that link swarms, exodus, arrival, home, exile, elegy, trees, nest building, mythology, augury, local folklore, and associations between sky, sea and land are also included.
'Wild evokes notions of wonder and wander, landscapes and affiliations, myths and talismans, as well as mystery and celebration. The collection also addresses and ruminates on our ties to, and experience with, the world around us. ' (Author's summary)
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Dedication: for Melissa Hart
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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“Hubcap and Lichen” : Anti-Anthropocentrism in Libby Hart’s Wild and Bonny Cassidy’s Final Theory
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , vol. 75 no. 3 2016;
— Review of Final Theory 2014 selected work poetry ; Wild 2014 selected work poetry -
Heather Taylor-Johnson Reviews Wild by Libby Hart
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 18 2015;
— Review of Wild 2014 selected work poetry -
Susan Hawthorne Reviews Wild by Libby Hart
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , September 2015;
— Review of Wild 2014 selected work poetry -
Australian Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 February 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Sack 2014 selected work poetry ; Wild 2014 selected work poetry ; The Thin Bridge 2014 selected work poetry -
Libby Hart's Collection : Wild
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 368 2015; (p. 67)
— Review of Wild 2014 selected work poetry
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Review Short : Libby Hart’s Wild
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , November no. 48.0 2014;
— Review of Wild 2014 selected work poetry -
Libby Hart's Collection : Wild
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January-February no. 368 2015; (p. 67)
— Review of Wild 2014 selected work poetry -
Australian Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 February 2015; (p. 19)
— Review of Sack 2014 selected work poetry ; Wild 2014 selected work poetry ; The Thin Bridge 2014 selected work poetry -
Susan Hawthorne Reviews Wild by Libby Hart
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Plumwood Mountain [Online] , September 2015;
— Review of Wild 2014 selected work poetry -
Heather Taylor-Johnson Reviews Wild by Libby Hart
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , October no. 18 2015;
— Review of Wild 2014 selected work poetry