Explorations in Australian Poetry

This book aims at exploring diverse issues in Australian poetry. Jayne Fenton Keane’s essay “Australian Poetry: Reflections on Nature, Space and Identity” presents an overview of the many treatments of nature rendered by a host of contemporary Australian poets. According to her, in the relatively brief history of written Australian poetry, nature has emerged as a quintessential theme. As a space and a physical expression of the natural world, nature is expressed through many styles. In most...