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'This New & Selected Poems is a substantial and long-awaited compilation from one of Australia’s most accomplished poets, a retrospective spanning more than thirty years. The New Poems section, ‘Towards the Equator’, represents Alex Skovron’s sixth book-length collection and signals a return to the formal variety that has been a hallmark of his work. As always, a distinct Eurocentric sensibility sits alongside an engagement with Western art and culture. All six collections are characterized by close attention to craft, versatility of tone and technique, and a seriousness of intent seasoned at times with wry humour or playful wit. We encounter a rich assortment of voices, moods and scenarios as the landscapes of experience, the playgrounds of the mind and the theatres of the self are negotiated. Music, memory, philosophy, the creative spirit and language itself are focal-points; the dimensions of faith and the elusive quest for self-knowledge colour the shifting light; while Eros, in various guises, accompanies many of the poems across the plains and borderlands of the imagination. Recurring motifs in Skovron’s poetry include the perpetual tussle with history, the search for a clarity of vision, and our often ambiguous relationship with identity, with each other, and with the enigmas of time and remembrance.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: for Mietek Skovron (1912-2013)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Alex Skovron : A Sweeping Range
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , July 2016;
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry 'Towards the Equator, a selection of poems from Alex Skovron’s five volumes of poetry, plus 38 new poems, showcases powerfully his fine contribution to Australian poetry over the last thirty years. ...' -
The Complex and the Made
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 372 2015; (p. 59)
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry -
Review Short : Alex Skovron’s Towards the Equator: New & Selected Poems
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 March no. 49.1 2015;
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry -
A Rueful and Wry Series of Wit, Wisdom and Surprises
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 March 2015; (p. 31) The Age , 21 March 2015; (p. 25)
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry -
Beyond the Familiar Verses
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 March 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry
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Beyond the Familiar Verses
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7-8 March 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry -
A Rueful and Wry Series of Wit, Wisdom and Surprises
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21-22 March 2015; (p. 31) The Age , 21 March 2015; (p. 25)
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry -
Review Short : Alex Skovron’s Towards the Equator: New & Selected Poems
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 March no. 49.1 2015;
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry -
The Complex and the Made
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June-July no. 372 2015; (p. 59)
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry -
Alex Skovron : A Sweeping Range
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , July 2016;
— Review of Towards the Equator : New & Selected Poems 2015 selected work poetry 'Towards the Equator, a selection of poems from Alex Skovron’s five volumes of poetry, plus 38 new poems, showcases powerfully his fine contribution to Australian poetry over the last thirty years. ...'
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Poetry