Sign-In
Cart
Swimmer in the Dust
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781922571229
Publisher: Puncher & Wattmann
Published: Aug 11 2022
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.19 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
For me, The Mirror Hurlers (Puncher & Wattmann) was one of 2019's best books of poetry. Ross Gillett's latest book, Swimmer in the Dust, builds upon this rich legacy, displaying a mastery of tone and tonal drift, of nuance and ambiguity. He is a poet possessed of a receptivity, an openness to difference; and the possessor of extraordinary emotional intelligence. Gillett's poetic vision continues to grow. - John A Scott
The eponymous swimmer in the dust appears at almost the exact midpoint of this delicate and thoughtful collection, providing a startling fulcrum for the arc of these poems. They move through a series of landscapes, both internal and external, experiencing the elements in a quietly observant, and sometimes poignant, voice. We are eventually led up into the clouds, where we are invited to contemplate what we have learned about ourselves. A wonderful, subtle contribution to Australian poetry. - Debi Hamilton
Whether Ross Gillett considers his memories of youth, the impact of a storm overhead, the intertwining of myth and personal passion, or the materials of poetic language, he writes poems of wit, emotional sincerity, and intellectual probity. - Professor Richard Perry
One of the many good things in Swimmer in the Dust is the way the Southern Ocean blurs, at times, with the Aegean and the Atlantic. This is a very oceanic book. - Ian Crittenden
Ross Gillett's poems have been published widely and have won or been short-listed in many awards, including the Newcastle Poetry Prize, the John Shaw Nielson Award and the Blake and Peter Porter Poetry Prizes. He lives on Dja Dja Wurrung country in Daylesford in the Central Highlands of Victoria.
Also from
Gillett, Ross
Also in
General Poetry
Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition: A Translation and an Essay
Pitavy, Francois
Alighieri, Dante
Paperback
Autobiography of Red: A Novel in Verse (by the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature)
Carson, Anne
Paperback
The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos (by the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature)
Carson, Anne
Paperback
Sounding the Seasons Enlarged Edition: One Hundred and Ten Sonnets for the Christian Year
Guite, Malcolm
Paperback
Decreation: Poetry, Essays, Opera (by the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature)
Carson, Anne
Paperback
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Lao Tzu
Paperback