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Angry Penguin: Selected Poems of Max Harriswith an introduction by Alan Brissenden and tribute by Alister KershawThe Angry Penguin presents a rich selection of poems written throughout Max Harris's life, from the early poems of his youth to the more contemplative poems of his later years. With an introduction by Alan Brissenden and a tribute by the late Alister Kershaw, The Angry Penguin is the first compilation of Max Harris's poems to be widely distributed since 1942. Providing an overview of his life's creative work, this volume demands a reassessment of Max Harris's contribution to Australian literature, firmly establishing him as an Australian lyric poet of considerable standing. Max Harris's influence on Australian cultural life has been profound. In 1989 he was recognised with the award of Order of Australia 'for services to literature'. Four years later, he was cited as 'the founding father of Australian modernism in the arts' when receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award of the University of Adelaide Alumni Association. Reviews: … in Harris’ poetry I see love and death performing a pavane which stumbles at times while proceeding to a graceful conclusion. There is much elegance, much wit, and an admirable lack of rancour. ABR, May 1996 Information on authors: Alan Brissenden has been a dance critic for the Australian since 1990 and the Hon. Visiting Research Fellow at the English Department of the University of Adelaide since 1994. He has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Diploma in Education (Sydney) and a PhD (London). He is the author and editor of many books including They came to Australia (1961), Rolf Boldrewood (1972), Shakespeare and The Dance (1981), Aspects of Australian Fiction (1990), As You Like It (Ed.) (1993). He has won the Australian Research Grants Committee Awards 1968-71, 1978-82, British Council Grant 1974-75, Ian Potter Foundation Grant 1979 and the Huntington Librarian Research Award 1979. Max Harris was born in the Adelaide suburb of Henley Beach in 1921 and educated at St Peter’s College and the University of Adelaide. He is probably best known as an editor, publisher and newspaper columnist. He received the Order of Australia award ‘for services to literature’ in 1989 and the Distinguished Alumni Award of the University of Adelaide Alumni Association in 1993. Harris maintained a lifelong passion for poetry and has received acclaim as one of the best lyric poets of his generation. He died in January 1995 and is survived by his wife, Yvonne, whom he met at the age of 16, and daughter, Samela. ISBN 0 642
10636 0 Last updated 11 September 2000
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