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'The human desire for patterned language is as strong as the need for narrative.' -Geoff Page In The Best Australian Poems 2015, you will find the who's who of contemporary poets and the pick of new voices. Sometimes satirical, sometimes erotic, covering family, religion, war and mortality, Geoff Page's selection celebrates the vital, the vigorous and the graceful voices that populate our poetry scene. POETS INCLUDE... ROBERT ADAMSON * JORDIE ALBISTON * JUDITH BEVERIDGE * EILEEN CHONG * JOE DOLCE * LIN VAN HEK * KEVIN HART * LISA GORTON * CLIVE JAMES * ROZANNA LILLEY * LES MURRAY * TONY PAGE * MICHAEL SHARKEY * CHRIS WALLACE-CRABBE * FIONA WRIGHT * JAKOB ZIGURAS * FAY ZWICKY * KEVIN BROPHY * JENNIFER COMPTON * BRUCE DAWE * LUCY DOUGAN * ALI COBBY ECKERMANN * ANNE ELVEY * GEOFF GOODFELLOW * JAMIE GRANT * JENNIFER MAIDEN * BILLY MARSHALL STONEKING * NIGEL ROBERTS * ROBYN ROWLAND AND MANY MORE...