AustLit
Latest Issues
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
A Precious Gift
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 30 no. 1 2016; (p. 238)
— Review of Walking with Elephants 2015 selected work poetry'Townend is unafraid to enter the world as an equal, even as a form of prey as she disappears "through a keyhole" embracing the lesson of a tearing bite that shows her "how the deer" can "sing" her way to "the stars." A sense of being held and witnessed extends to readers and makes this collection shine, for Townend expands limited notions of "us" with resolve and empathy. Because the voice of the poet wants to see and share from a place of wise and responsible generosity, Walking with Elephants offers all of us a precious gift.' (Publication abstract)
-
Australian Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 2015; (p. 18)
— Review of Inside My Mother 2015 selected work poetry ; Walking with Elephants 2015 selected work poetry ; Jam Sticky Vision 2015 selected work poetry -
Shale Preston Reviews Christine Townend
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 August no. 51.0 2015;
— Review of Walking with Elephants 2015 selected work poetry
-
Shale Preston Reviews Christine Townend
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 August no. 51.0 2015;
— Review of Walking with Elephants 2015 selected work poetry -
Australian Poetry
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 2015; (p. 18)
— Review of Inside My Mother 2015 selected work poetry ; Walking with Elephants 2015 selected work poetry ; Jam Sticky Vision 2015 selected work poetry -
A Precious Gift
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 30 no. 1 2016; (p. 238)
— Review of Walking with Elephants 2015 selected work poetry'Townend is unafraid to enter the world as an equal, even as a form of prey as she disappears "through a keyhole" embracing the lesson of a tearing bite that shows her "how the deer" can "sing" her way to "the stars." A sense of being held and witnessed extends to readers and makes this collection shine, for Townend expands limited notions of "us" with resolve and empathy. Because the voice of the poet wants to see and share from a place of wise and responsible generosity, Walking with Elephants offers all of us a precious gift.' (Publication abstract)