Summary
The Wit and Wisdom of John Forbes: Collected Poems
Collected Poems brings together all John Forbes’s published poems, both in books and literary magazines. The volume includes a Foreword by Gig Ryan and an Introduction by Don Anderson.
‘At the time of his untimely death in 1998, at the age of 47, John Forbes was widely recognized as one of Australia’s most distinguished poets. At once lyrical and witty, knowing and insouciant, he was in the words of Don Ande…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780645499858 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0645499854 |
| Author: | John Forbes |
| Publisher: | Brandl & Schlesinger Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | Brandl & Schlesinger Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 266 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2024 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 334mm x 206mm |
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About The Author
John Forbes
John Forbes was born in Melbourne in 1950 and lived in New Guinea, Malaya and Townsville until his family settled in Sydney in the early sixties. He gained a BA (Hons) at the University of Sydney in 1973 and moved to Melbourne in 1989. John Forbes continued to work in various jobs, including writer-in-residence, reviewer, freelance poetry tutor, and voluntary mentor to many younger poets. Over the years, he received a number of poetry prizes and Literature Board grants, allowing him to travel. John Forbes was widely published in Australia and esteemed by his many fans, students, peers and colleagues. He died suddenly of a heart attack in January 1998.
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