The Abbotsford Mysteries
$26.82
- Paperback
95 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2011
Summary
The Abbotsford Convent becomes more than the setting, ‘the grey mince-meat walls’, of this collection. It emerges as presence, intimate and familiar as well as constraining and forbidding. But it is childhood itself which becomes the subterranean geography and pulse. Subject to an overworld of lay and religious adults, ‘the razor of power having such adult force’, the voices in these poems create multiple pathways through memory and time as they map and navigate the many-stranded mysteries of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781876756956 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1876756950 |
| Author: | Sykes Patricia |
| Publisher: | Spinifex Press |
| Imprint: | Spinifex Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 95 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 160g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 150mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
“The narrative force of Patricia Sykes new collection is astonishing. Each poem is both moving and disturbing, as humble as it is sad. The Abbotsford Mysteries manages to be very much sui generis, while remaining intensely accessible. I can’t think of another recent book in which History and Art get on so well. Definitely a must-read.” –Rob Riel, publisher, Wagtail series of Picaro Press
About The Author
Sykes Patricia
Patricia Sykes is a prize-winning poet and the author of the acclaimed collection, Wire Dancing (1999).
In 1996, “river salvages” won the John Shaw Neilson Poetry Award, and “death, passion-fruit and roses” was a finalist in the 1995 AUNTECH Poetry Prize. Two of the poems in Modewarre have been awarded prizes: “Modewarre – ways you might approach it” was Highly Commended in the Josephine Ulrick Poetry Prize, and “Sanctuary: Swan lake, Phillip Island” won the Tom Collins Poetry Prize. Wire Dancing was shortlisted for the Anne Elder and Mary Gilmore Awards.
In addition to her poetry, Patricia Sykes is also a professional storyteller and performer.
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