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Poetry

Infinite coastlines

A substantial and enjoyable poet

Selected Poems by David Musgrave

Eyewear Publishing, $25 pb, 206 pp

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It is disconcerting how the author of seven poetry collections can ambush the normally attentive reader of Australian poetry with such a forceful body of work as David Musgrave’s Selected Poems, which runs to more than two hundred pages. Musgrave’s individual collections have appeared with various publishers over the years since To Thalia back in 2004, but insufficient attention has been paid to them.

 


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Selected Poems by David Musgrave

Eyewear Publishing, $25 pb, 206 pp

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.


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