Neighbours in a Thicket. Poems by David Malouf

Abstract

David Malouf was born and educated in Brisbane and travelled and taught abroad before taking a position at the University of Sydney. His first novel, Johnno, was published this year by the University of Queensland Press. Neighboure in a Thicket is his second collection of poetry, and like his earlier collection, bicycle and other poems, these poems are detived from his first years in Queensland and his later experiences and reflections on life.

The title of the collection suggests that David Malouf does not see the world as a savage jungle, but as a rich growth of life which nevertheless can also conceal danger. In this thicket we are all neighbours.