Publisher Description

This collection from John Kinsella takes its title from a poem of the same name. In the metaphor of the sack tumbling downstream with its cargo of drowned kittens lie layers of use, meaning and representation- love, cruelty, the pastoral, colonisation, landscape and identity.This collection from John Kinsella takes its title from a poem of the same name. In the metaphor of the sack tumbling downstream with its cargo of drowned kittens lie layers of use, meaning and representation- love, cruelty, the pastoral, colonisation, landscape and identity. These poems are rich with intimate detail and Kinsella's often discomfiting insight.

Author Biography

John Kinsella's many books of poetry include Armour (2011) and Jam Tree Gully (2012). He is Professor ofLiterature and Sustainability at Curtin University, an Extraordinary Fellow of Churchill College, CambridgeUniversity, and a Professorial Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia. Awards include the Christopher Brennan Award for Poetry, Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Award for Poetry, Western Australian Premier's Book Award, The Age Poetry Book of the Year, and the Adelaide Writers' Week Poetry Prize.

Review

This is a lovely book, from one of Australias most celebrated poets. -- West Australian
Kinsella is an extraordinary advocate for Australian poets and poetry. -- Australian Book Review

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This is a lovely book, from one of Australias most celebrated poets. -- West Australian

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