Starlight: 150 Poems

by John Tranter

Radical revisions, mistranslations and multilingual dealings: in Starlight, John Tranter destroys and rebuilds works by poets including Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Ashbery and T.S. Eliot. The back story of modern poetry is vigorously interrogated, though the narratives are contemporary and the action takes place in the arena of the here and now. The atmosphere crackles with colloquial energy and the dialogue undercuts itself with a dry wit. Tranter's restless craft is evident in the service of a complex and free-ranging style in this brilliantly playful collection.

Genres: Poetry

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Tina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Probably one of the best post modern poets in Australia and you recognize what he is expressing in your own observations of the city/suburbs/country. His prose expresses the frustration of modern life and its contrasting contradictions.