The amorous cannibal - Chris Wallace-Crabbe

One of the most imaginatively restless poets of his generation, Chris Wallace-Crabbe is seen at his most typical in the dramatization of conflict: conflicts between facets of the self; between the spirit of anarchy and deep conservative currents; between Eros and Thanatos; or between an Australian new world and the inherited burden of European history. The poems in this collection, sometimes sardonic or broadly humorous, move from expressive landscapes to psychological drama, from politics to the secret eloquence of household objects. Above all, Chris Wallace-Crabbe gives lyrical voice to both the absurdity and the plangency of everyday life.