A Soapbox Omnibus

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A Soapbox Omnibus
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Author Rodney Hall
Language English
Publisher University of Queensland Press
Publication date
1973
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages61p
ISBN 0702208825

A Soapbox Omnibus (1973) is a collection of poetry by Australian writer Rodney Hall. [1] It won the Grace Leven Prize for Poetry in 1973. [2]

Contents

The collection consists of 36 poems, most with their original publication in this book, and some of which were had been previously published in The Australian newspaper, and magazines such as The Bulletin , Hemisphere, Quadrant, and Southerly, and various Australian poetry collections. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Writing in The Age reviewer R. A. Simpson noted that this collection represented "a step forward" from the poet's previous collection. They especially appreciated the opening sequence of poems calling it "one of Hall's most accomplished pieces of writing" as it dealt with "the tragic aspects of Man in society." [4]

Awards

See also

References

  1. "A Soapbox Omnibus by Rodney Hall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  2. "A Soapbox Omnibus by Rodney Hall – Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. "A Soapbox Omnibus by Rodney Hall". Austlit. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ""Taking a step forward"". The Age, 29 June 1974, p14. ProQuest   2520808324 . Retrieved 10 December 2024.