| Author | Geoff Page |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry anthology |
| Publisher | University of New South Wales Press |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 311 pp. |
| ISBN | 9781921410796 |
60 Classic Australian Poems is an anthology of poems edited by Australian writer Geoff Page, published by Hardie Grant Books in 2008. [1]
The collection contains 60 poems from various sources and a commentary on each from the editor. [2]
Michael Sharkey, writing in the Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature called the anthology "a brave effort to display the development and achievement of a body or work that will bear comparison with any in the 'Anglosphere'," noting that Page's definition of the world 'classic' "is flexible enough to admit contemporary works that he would happily take with him into the future or which assist his getting there." [3]
In The Age, Owen Richardson noted that Geoff Page "provides thoughtful commentary on his chosen poems," although "his desire to be clear and straightforward can sometimes result in over-explanation." [4]