First Light
A Selection of Poems
Published on 12. May 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
90 pages
978-0-8076-0002-3 (ISBN)
Description
The fourth book in the Braziller series of Australian poets. Philip
Hodgins is unique in his unflinchingly honest and mordant account of country
life in Australia. In a vivid and lucid style, his astonishing poems reveal the
complexities, depths and urgencies of living at the edge of life and death.
Renowned for his sophisticated yet understated craftsmanship, Hodgins writes
with subtlety, humor and heartbreaking intensity.
Hodgins is unique in his unflinchingly honest and mordant account of country
life in Australia. In a vivid and lucid style, his astonishing poems reveal the
complexities, depths and urgencies of living at the edge of life and death.
Renowned for his sophisticated yet understated craftsmanship, Hodgins writes
with subtlety, humor and heartbreaking intensity.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 137 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
191 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8076-0002-3 (9780807600023)
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Persons
Philip Hodgins is the author of six volumes of poems, including a verse novel, Dispossessed, and the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Book Council Poetry Prize. He has been published in major publications, such as The New Yorker. He died in 1995, age thirty-six. In 1997, the annual Philip Hodgins Memorial Medal was inaugurated to honor writers of distinguished literary accomplishment.