Poetry

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Illustration by Jeff Fisher

August, 2021

Time remaining

By Sarah Holland-Batt

New poetry from the award-winning writer and critic

September, 2019

East Melbourne liturgy

By Nam Le

A poem

Image of Les Murray

December, 2018

Les Murray’s magisterial ‘Collected Poems’

By Nam Le

How to approach a 736-page collection by Australia’s greatest poet?

Detail of a painting of Barron Field

October, 2018

Barron Field and the myth of terra nullius

By Justin Clemens

How a minor poet made a major historical error

June, 2018

Collingwood

By Nam Le

A song cycle in 5 parts

December, 2016

Nostalgia

By Sarah Holland-Batt

A poem

April, 2015

Late styles

By Justin Clemens

Clive James’ ‘Sentenced to Life’ and Les Murray’s ‘Waiting for the Past’