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The Best 100 Poems of Gwen Harwood Author: Gwen Harwood

ISBN: 9781863956987 Format: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 122 Published: 22 October 2014 Country of Publication: AU Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 13.8 x 1.5 Description: 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 its candour to the urgent mind its beauty to the searching tongue.

Gwen Harwood's work is defined by a moving sensuality, a twinkling irreverence, and a sly wit.

This anthology brings together the best 100 of her poems, as selected and compiled by her son, the writer John Harwood.

About the Author

Gwen Harwood AO (8 June 1920 - 4 December 1995), née Gwendoline Nessie Foster, was an Australian poet and librettist. Gwen Harwood is regarded as one of Australia's finest poets, publishing over 420 works, including 386 poems and 13 librettos. She won numerous poetry awards and prizes. Her work is commonly studied in schools and university courses.

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