phoeeebeee's review
4.0
Carrying the World - Maxine Beneba Clarke
A contemporary and relevant collection of poems from a new voice to Australian literature. Tackling a range of topics and issues, Clarke's poetry is honest, upfront, and genuine.
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry 2017
A contemporary and relevant collection of poems from a new voice to Australian literature. Tackling a range of topics and issues, Clarke's poetry is honest, upfront, and genuine.
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry 2017
taralouise's review
4.0
This was a very well put together collection with some poems that I'm sure I will revisit frequently
phoebemeyer's review
4.0
Carrying the World - Maxine Beneba Clarke
A contemporary and relevant collection of poems from a new voice to Australian literature. Tackling a range of topics and issues, Clarke's poetry is honest, upfront, and genuine.
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry 2017
A contemporary and relevant collection of poems from a new voice to Australian literature. Tackling a range of topics and issues, Clarke's poetry is honest, upfront, and genuine.
Winner of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Poetry 2017
lmurray74's review
5.0
A brilliant collection of poems where simple language belies the power of the words.
Maxine Beneba Clarke was born in Australia to parents who met in London's Caribbean community: her mother is from Guyana and her dad is from Jamaica.
These poems truly do carry the world and the rhythm pulls you in and under. It's impossible to choose a few lines as without the context they don't mean as much.
The book is made up of short story poems that draw on personal heritage and current events: personal and political. I cannot recommend this collection highly enough.
Maxine Beneba Clarke was born in Australia to parents who met in London's Caribbean community: her mother is from Guyana and her dad is from Jamaica.
These poems truly do carry the world and the rhythm pulls you in and under. It's impossible to choose a few lines as without the context they don't mean as much.
The book is made up of short story poems that draw on personal heritage and current events: personal and political. I cannot recommend this collection highly enough.
earlgreybooks's review
4.0
Always love me so Maxine Beneba Clarke. All of these were great but I especially loved The End of the Affair.