Astoundingly, this is the first collection of poetry by the major Australian poet Gwen Harwood to be published outside of her native country.  The recipient of literary awards the world over, Gwen Harwood consistently draws on music and modern philosophy for inspiration.  This collection includes most of her poems, as well as selections from her recent volume Bone Scan.

Collected Poems (The ^AOxford Poets)

Literature & Fiction

Harwood, Gwen

Poetry

Oxford University Press

Blessed city: The letters of Gwen Harwood to Thomas Riddell, January to September 1943 (Imprint)

Angus&Robertson

Selected poems (A & R modern poets)

Glittering with inventive wit and subversive humor, this evocative collection of poetry explores themes of yearning and loss. The reflections range in scope from Mozart to the Tasmanian landscape and from geese to heavyhearted love. The poet’s many pseudonyms are fresh identities that come together in this comprehensive oeuvre of one of Australia’s most brilliant female artists.

Mappings of the Plane: New Selected Poems

Carcanet Press Ltd.

O could one write as one makes love when all is given and nothing kept, then language might put by at last its coy elisions and inept withdrawals, yield, and yielding cast aside like useless clothes the crust of worn and shabby use, and trust  Described by Peter Porter as the 'outstanding Australian poet of the twentieth century', Gwen Harwood's work is defined by a moving sensuality, a twinkling irreverence, and a sly wit. Harwood published over 420 works in her lifetime, many of which continue to be studied widely in schools and universities across Australia. This anthology brings together the best 100 of her poems, as selected and compiled by her son, the writer John Harwood.

The Best 100 Poems of Gwen Harwood

Black Inc.

<p>Spanning across 30 years of Gwen Harwood's poetry allows us to follow the agile and curious mind into the secret and sometimes painful regions of human endeavour.</p>

Selected Poems by Gwen Hardwood

Univ of New South Wales

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