Out of the Box: Contemporary Australian Gay and Lesbian Poets

Author(s): Edited Michael Farrell and Jill Jones

Poetry | Australian/Aotearoa

The first contemporary book of its kind: poems by gay and lesbian poets writing now in the freedoms and dangers of the 21st century. Poems of the 21st century: sexy, sassy, innovative, and real.



Poets in the anthology include David Malouf, Dorothy Porter, Peter Rose, Pam Brown, Chris Edwards, Lee Cataldi, Martin Harrison, joanne burns, Bel Schenk, Terry Jaensch, Scott-Patrick Mitchell, Tricia Dearborn, Javant Biarujia, Kate Lilley, and many many others.



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"Out of the Box is poised at the junction of the poetic moment and the queer moment in contemporary Australia – a doubly-rich rubric for reading the wonderful poems here. The collection poses complex interconnections between poetics, politics and identity: just one measure of its great achievement." --Elizabeth McMahon

"These writers are amongst the best of Australian poets. Their poetry rearranges any assumed connection between the sexualities of writers and readers and the content of the writing, yet asks that each be considered." --Michael Hurley

General Fields

  • : 9781921450280
  • : Puncher and Wattmann
  • : Puncher and Wattmann
  • : Australia
  • : November 2009
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 150
  • : A821
  • : Paperback
  • : Edited Michael Farrell and Jill Jones