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Foliage in the Underworld

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Foliage in the Underworld by Michael Sharkey is a compelling collection of poetry that reflects on life as a socially lived phenomenon, particularly within contemporary Australia. It gathers and revises poems from various sources, showcasing Sharkey's talent for blending humour and insight to explore the national psyche and its complexities.
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This collection will appeal especially to readers interested in Australian culture and poetry that thoughtfully examines social realities with wit and depth.

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Martin Duwell wrote in Australian Poetry Review Since relinquishing editorship of the Australian Poetry Journal , Sharkey has published Many Such as She: an anthology of Australian Victorian Women Poets of World War One

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Martin Duwell wrote in Australian Poetry Review that "Sharkey's project seems to be built on a desire to make poetry once more (or more satisfactorily) deal with life as a socially lived phenomenon," and that "not many people are writing so well and so humorously about the Australia we inhabit".

Jeremy Fisher wrote in the journal Text that Sharkey "has the rare ability to reach into our national psyche and pull out the ugly centre yet not rail at the horror of it all".

Since relinquishing editorship of the Australian Poetry Journal, Sharkey has published Many Such as She: an anthology of Australian Victorian Women Poets of World War One (2018, revised edition 2019) with Walleah Press, Hobart. The present collection, Foliage in the Underworld, gathers and sometimes revises poems from stray, current, or hard-to-find sources.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925780604

Publisher: Puncher and Wattmann

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puncher and Wattmann

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

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