Overview

A Malouf modern classic released in paperback for the first time. In this unforgettable collection, Malouf once again reaffirms himself as one of Australia's most celebrated and beloved poets. Demonstrating an intimate sense of place and language and evoking both the charm and power of the natural world, Earth Hour comes to rest at the perfect, still moment of 'silence, following talk'. Interweaving light and dark, levity and gravity, this timeless collection offers a vision of life on 'this patch/of earth and its green things', charting imagination and mortality, and the resilience of beauty amidst stubborn human grace.

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Reviews

'Earth Hour is a beautiful, spacious volume that will repay re-reading ... because it shows, as his prose always does, how good an ear he has as a writer.' -The Sydney Morning Herald 'Earth Hour brims with the intelligence, elegance and wit. I could go on, but I will leave you to discover the pleasures of this volume for yourself.'-The Weekend Australian 'Malouf entrances with his humanity and vulnerability.'-Books+Publishing 'Memorable for an intimate sense of place and language.' -Australian Book Review 'It is the complexity and shape of the poems ... which makes Malouf one of our greatest poets.'-Australian Poetry Review

Author Information

David Malouf was born in Brisbane in 1934. Since 'Interiors' in Four Poets, 1962, he has published poetry, novels and short stories, essays, opera librettos and a play, and has been widely translated. In 2000 he was the sixteenth Neustadt Laureate.

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