While the Stella Prize isn't quite 10 years old, next year will see the awarding of the 10th prize. With that landmark in its sights, the Stella people decided to tweak the prize criteria, and have added single-author poetry collections to the forms eligible for the prize. An excellent move. Around the same time, they … Continue reading Stella … 10 years
Emily Bitto
Delicious descriptions: Emily Bitto’s The strays
In my recent post on Emily Bitto's The strays I commented on the quality of the writing but didn't really exemplify it - so I'm doing so now. But just sharing without in-depth commentary, as I've been tied up this week with family matters. Here is a description of Evan Trentham, the leading artist in the … Continue reading Delicious descriptions: Emily Bitto’s The strays
Emily Bitto, The strays (Review)
Let me start by saying I really enjoyed reading Emily Bitto's The strays. It was scheduled for my reading group the day after my return from Tasmania, and I suddenly found myself in the last day of my Tasmanian holiday without having started the book. Wah! I read it in two days, helped by several … Continue reading Emily Bitto, The strays (Review)
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