GHOST ARMIES presents Andrew Sneddon's poetic works FUKUOKA and THE
WAIT-A-WHILE VINE in one volume. Sneddon's connected verses explore
two defining episodes in Australia's history and provide emotional
and cultural insights of both personal and universal import.
"Fukuoka" relates the experiences of two Australian brothers, Alf
and Wally, in a prisoner-of-war camp in Japan during the Second
World War. The work contemplates life and death, brutality and
kindness, beauty and horror, courage and cowardice. It reflects on
suffering and the consequences of suffering. "The Wait-a-While
Vine" is a poetic imagining of the doomed Cape York expedition of
Edmund Kennedy and Jacky Jacky in 1848. It presents playful
vignettes of society in colonial New South Wales, meditates on
convict life and the interactions between colonists and traditional
owners, and follows the events of the expedition. Ultimately it is
the story of an unlikely friendship. This is an extraordinarily
moving collection of poetry about love, endurance and the human
condition.
General
Imprint: |
Lacuna Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
Australia |
Release date: |
December 2012 |
First published: |
December 2012 |
Authors: |
Andrew Sneddon
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
152 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-922198-00-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-922198-00-5 |
Barcode: |
9781922198006 |
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