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Suzanne Edgar Suzanne Edgar i(A20674 works by) (a.k.a. Suzanne Godwin Edgar)
Born: Established: 1939 Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Female
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Night Shift Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry
Uriarra Suzanne Edgar , single work poetry
1 The Dawdling Ornithologist i "When walking in a wild and wooded spot", Suzanne Edgar , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 66 no. 4 2022; (p. 68)
1 The Gardener i "The skies over Wuhan twitter on so,", Suzanne Edgar , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 65 no. 4 2021; (p. 76)
1 Dissent i "From all the scheming politicians' wares,", Suzanne Edgar , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 113)
1 The Cook & His Lover i "All in the soft and blossomy air she drew her fingers", Suzanne Edgar , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15 February 2020; (p. 24)
1 Metaphor i "last of evening’s light", Suzanne Edgar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , July / August vol. 63 no. 7/8 2019; (p. 76)
1 Tonal Effect, Driving Home i "As day wanes to palest grey", Suzanne Edgar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , July / August vol. 63 no. 7/8 2019; (p. 76)
1 Sketch i "I’d love to draw your face", Suzanne Edgar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , July / August vol. 63 no. 7/8 2019; (p. 41)
1 Interwoven i "It’s not a scarf I often dare to wear:", Suzanne Edgar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 63 no. 1/2 2019; (p. 47)
1 Les Murray, Literary Editor Vivian Smith , Patrick Morgan , Suzanne Edgar , Geoff Page , Diana Figgis , Katherine Spadaro , Philippa Martyr , Russell Erwin , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 63 no. 1/2 2019; (p. 12-17) 'Les Murray has retired as Quadrant’s Literary Editor. He held the position from March 1990 until this issue. We asked some of our writers if they would like to contribute their thoughts on Les’s tenure as Literary Editor. Such is the esteem in which he is held that we were overwhelmed with responses. We print some of them here.' (Introduction)
1 A Discovery i "The mountain path is too severe", Suzanne Edgar , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 19)
1 2 y separately published work icon Catching the Light Suzanne Edgar , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2019 16710201 2019 selected work poetry

'Catching the Light is Suzanne Edgar’s fourth collection of poetry. In it, this ‘intelligent, inventive and gifted poet continues her daring discoveries and explorations’ (Les Murray) of both the light and the darker sides of life. When reviewing The Love Procession (2012), the late Peter Pierce praised Edgar’s `intense, melodious, carefully crafted, rewarding performance’ (Canberra Times, 2013). In the American magazine Antipodes (2014), John Beston’s overview of her poetry concluded, ‘her most important contribution to Australian literature and to world literature in general lies in her love poetry…her books belong alongside the outstanding women poets…in Australia: Judith Wright, Gwen Harwood and Rosemary Dobson’. Readers of Catching the Light will not be disappointed.'   (Publication summary)
1 Millais Does Shakespeare in Winter i "The famous artist used his lissom model", Suzanne Edgar , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 62 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 53)
1 Piano Ensemble i "These magpies on the windowsill", Suzanne Edgar , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 62 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 37)
1 Nonsense, Early Morning i "That old half-moon is slow and sly", Suzanne Edgar , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 62 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 37)
1 The Temptation i "I hope I’ll never try", Suzanne Edgar , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 62 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 25)
1 True Minds i "Oh, there was no impediment at all", Suzanne Edgar , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January/February vol. 62 no. 1/2 2018; (p. 17)
1 If Only i "His tanned right hand", Suzanne Edgar , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 31 no. 1 2017; (p. 48)
1 Watercolour Sketches - Canberra Suzanne Edgar , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: First Refuge : Poems on Social Justice 2016; (p. 36)
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