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ISBN: 9781920731151
Dimensions: B Format: 19.8x12.8cm
Pages: 160
Publication year: 2007
Publisher: Fremantle Press
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Esperance

Written by Caroline Caddy

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Esperance is a collection of works from Caddy’s first seven books of poetry plus seventeen new poems.

PRAISE FOR THE BOOK

‘… her sharp eye for detail which combined with a knack for simile and metaphor has remained acute throughout her career.’ The Australian

‘These carefully crafted poems are refreshing journeys of discovery …’ Australian Book Review

Esperance reveals both the apprenticeship and the undiminishing peak of a poet at the top of her powers.’ indigo journal

 

Awards

Wesley Michel Wright Prize (Winner 2008)
John Bray Poetry Award, Adelaide Writers’ Festival (Shortlisted 2008)
Western Australian Premier’s Book Award (Shortlisted 2008)



Pages: 160
Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: Fremantle Press
ISBN: 9781920731151
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Caroline Caddy

Caroline Caddy was born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1944, and spent her childhood in the United States and Japan. Since then, she has lived much of her life in Western Australia, raised two children, published several books of poetry, received national and state fellowships for creative writing, and won the WA Week Literary Award […]