Birds

BirdsJudith Wright (1915_2000) was one of Australias most celebrated poets and one of only two to be considered for the Nobel prize. Her volume Birds was first published in 1962, and 60 years on the National Library of Australia is proud to be bringing this precious collection to todays audience in this modern new edition. The poems in Birds commemorate Judiths love of birds, while on a deeper level exploring a gamut of very human experiences, from the

with his usual sharp eye and rigour

Spanning diverse places

Today it's sports day in the sun

and the lives of everyone she loves at risk

be described as abstract but theres more to it than this

Ottolenghi style

plus the numerous

He believed he could 'live on both sides of the fence' and be part of Australia's emerging commercial airline industry

if you care about the environment

Sophie and her allies must join forces in ways they never have before

watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse

unlikely friendship