Bark

'Overall, it is an impressive achievement …his best poems have a rare capacity to make us feel more alive too, more engaged with the landscapes in which we live.' Australian Book Review


'Anthony Lawrence, one of our finest and fiercest poets, writes a poetry that is punning, lyrical, memorialising, angry and political.' poet Lyn McCredden

'Lawrence's outstanding poems are skilfully made artefacts and intensely experiential. Brute reality's brutishness is balanced by the artfulness of artistry. There is form, wit and evidence of a marvellous ear.' poet David McCooey