Presenting major new work and poems selected from five collections, this anthology exemplifies the range, development, and cumulative power of an important poet. Revealing restless subjectivity, the visiting and revisiting of fault lines, and cultural silence, this compilation illustrates the author’s international significance and his relevance in regards to Australian culture.
Accessible but never simple, often ironic and sometimes erotic, Mateer’s poetry challenges conventional perceptions and values and seeks out other ways of understanding the personal and political encounters it engages with. —West Australian
John Mateeris the author ofAnachronism,The Ancient Capital of Images,Barefoot Speech,Elsewhere,Ex-White,Loanwords,Namban,Semar’s Cave, andSouthern Barbarians. He is a recipient of the Centenary Medal for his contribution to Australian literature.
Mateer has an international profile as a poet and his life and work has been situated in several countries.
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