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| Editor | John Tranter |
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| Language | English |
| Series | The Best Australian Poetry |
| Genre | Anthology |
| Published | 2007 (University of Queensland Press) |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print paperback |
| Pages | 156 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-7022-3607-5 |
The Best Australian Poetry 2007 is an anthology of poetry published by UQP in 2007. The series editors are Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell; the guest editor for the 2007 anthology was John Tranter.
The selected poems were drawn from the following Australian literary magazines: The Australian Book Review, Blast magazine, Blue Dog, Famous Reporter, Going Down Swinging, Heat, Hecate, Meanjin, Southerly, Space: New Writing, and the Weekend Australian.
The 40 contributors are:
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Reception
The poet Barry Hill wrote, "The format of the UQP book is excellent for anyone interested in how poets work and think. A note from the poet accompanies each poem, which is intrinsically interesting as well as a contribution to our literary history." The Sydney Morning Herald critic Richard King stated, "Prose poems, whimsical lineation and other experiments in form abound, as do references to the act of writing and, of course, to language itself."
Lyn McCredden penned a positive review, writing, "The collection is indeed far more interesting than that spectral polarity might indicate, for Tranter manages an almost erotic weaving between the artiness and textual play of poetry, and poetry's claim to transcend mere aesthetics, to speak from the very centre(s) of human experience. Hence, this anthology's multitude of voices shuttle and probe between the claims of content and form, life lived and life turned into art." Antipodes's G. Burns Cooper praised the book, stating, "Overall, this slim volume, while uneven, is well worth reading, whether for a sense of the state of the poetic art Down Under, or simply for the pleasure of words."
See also
References
- "The Best Australian Poetry 2007". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- "The best Australian poetry 2007: A selection of the best poems from Australia's literary journals". UQ eSpace. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- Hill, Barry (26 January 2008). "Surprises leapoff the page". The Australian. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- King, Richard (1 December 2007). "A tale of two collections - Poetry". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- McCredden, Lyn (24 November 2007). "Seams of our inheritance - Poetry". The Age. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- Cooper, G. Burns (June 2008). "Snapshot of the Australian poetry scene". Antipodes. Vol. 22, no. 1. p. 82. ProQuest 211340768.
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