REVIEW

‘What happens is that Alan Wearne’s poetry is full of the unexpected–the unusual image and placement of words. He tries to steer clear of the graceful pentameter, and I feel certain that he finds some delight in disrupting the “usual” movement of a poem…Alan Wearne has more than talent. He is already a gifted poet.’
R A Simpson ‘Untitled’ The Age 20 January 1973 (p.20)

FURTHER READING

1974 Tranter, John ‘Notes on Some Recent Australian Poetry’ New Poetry vol 22 no 1,1974 (p.43-61)
1973 Lyons, A.C. ‘Untitled’ Twentieth Century Autumn vol 27, 1973 (p. 296-287)
1972 Wallace-Crabbe, Chris ‘Kinds of Discipline and Tension’ Poetry Australia no 44, 1972, (p. 61-62)
1972 Shapcott, Thomas ‘Current Poetry’ Australian Book Review December vol 111972 (p.43).
1972 Foott, David Gargoyle Poets 1 and 2 LiNQ vol 1 no 4 1972, (p.24)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Some poems had previously been published and this book acknowledges the following:

The Age
Ancora
Australian Poetry 1971 (ed. Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Angus & Robertson)
Australian Poetry Now (ed. Thomas W. Shapcott, Sun Books)
Leaves
Makar
New Poetry (formerly Poetry Magazine)
Poetry Australia