Right Livelihood

by David Brooks, Conrad Schull (Photographer)

"Right Livelihood is full of both a hard-earned reverence and a refreshing irreverence. . . . The poems are 'expecting something to happen, ' even on the gritty floor of a meatpacking plant. The wonder here is that something great often does happen. These poems celebrate our continuing urge to dream" (Jim Daniels).

28 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

David Brooks has published several collections of poetry, short fiction and essays, and four novels, The House of Balthus (1995), The Fern Tattoo (2007), The Umbrella Club (2009) and The Conversation (2012). His work has been highly acclaimed, widely translated and anthologised, and shortlisted for the Miles Franklin, New South Wales Premier’s, Adelaide Festival and many other awards. In 2011 he published The Sons of Clovis: Ern Malley, Adoré Floupette, and a secret history of Australian poetry. He teaches Australian literature at the University of Sydney, is co-editor of the journal Southerly, lives in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, and spends a small part of each year in a village on the sea coast of Slovenia.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name.