Review

Poet John Hawke's second collection of poems is humorous but may well go over the heads of its readers

By Geoff Page
July 17 2021 - 12:00am
The title poem of this collection is among its best. Picture: Shutterstock
The title poem of this collection is among its best. Picture: Shutterstock
  • Whirlwind Duststorm, by John Hawke. Grand Parade Poets, $19.95.

It will be interesting to see what mainstream readers and reviewers of Australian poetry make of John Hawke's second collection, Whirlwind Duststorm. In some quarters it may well be overpraised; in others, undervalued or ignored.

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