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An intensely personal exploration and celebration of the life and work of one of Australia's premier poets, Judith Wright, through the landscape and country she loved so much
Fiona Capp, novelist and author of the acclaimed memoir That Oceanic Feeling, was 17 years old when she first met Judith Wright. Everything that followed from this encounter led her, 30 years later, on a journey through the landscapes that made Wright one of Australia's greatest poets and environmental visionaries. Capp follows in Wright's footsteps through the high tableland of New England, the rainforests of Queensland, and the austere bushland outside Canberra, uncovering the land out of which the poetry sprang. Her travels also take the reader through the life of the poet—the early tragedy that shaped her childhood, her complex relationship with her family, and the two great loves of her life—while exploring the well-springs of Wright's art and activism.
Foreword ix
Introduction 1
New England 19
1 Train Journey 21
2 Jeogla 26
3 Council Rock 32
4 The Lost Garden 45
5 Generations of Women 63
6 Nigger's Leap 75
7 Dreamscape 84
Queensland 89
8 The Landscape of Love 91
9 My Red Mountain 102
10 In the Dark Wood 111
11 Beyond the Burning Wind 119
12 Eye of the Earth 131
13 Landscape of Grief 145
Canberra & Mongarlowe 159
14 Opera City 161
15 The World's Last Edge 170
16 Phantom Dwelling 179
17 Years of Love and Work 190
Endnotes 199
Select Bibliography 213
Acknowledgments 215
Overview
An intensely personal exploration and celebration of the life and work of one of Australia's premier poets, Judith Wright, through the landscape and country she loved so much
Fiona Capp, novelist and author of the acclaimed memoir That Oceanic Feeling, was 17 years old when she first met Judith Wright. Everything that followed from this encounter led her, 30 years later, on a journey through the landscapes that made Wright one of Australia's greatest poets and environmental ...