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Wed 4 Dec 1963 - Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991)
Page 7 - These poems are "big as life . . ."
These poems are i
I "big as life . . ." !
' ' » ' "
> . Denis Kevans, well-known young Sydney poet, reviews !;
; "What About tHe People?"' — Poerris by Dorothy Hewett <i
; and Merv. Li I ley. ;
I This is the second
printing of Merv.
i and Dorothys stir-
| ring collection of
i'';;ppenis.. ' ;; #
j; U7p have he re !; Austra llgn/:
I poetry at; itsbpst \£\- $$?.;.
outspokeri.irha
I deeply aha lyticaj ; ; poets ,; 'of. -
the pebpie; -- :-T'v;V: .
The poems i reflect - the variety .
t and duality of 'their qxperience-f:
L from. Merv. cutting cape, stoking
c boilers, on strikje at . Mt.- Isa, lead-
# ing. \w6irKr-ip-'lstitile, to .. pjpr- .
y othy fcrayelljiJg - 'Auatan\r-and4hev ;
worlds meeting and .lookingclosely
at. xhen: and women everywhere, v
' and both of theni travelling their
'j spiritual journeys, - Their . own
\ artistic genesis;. r-
: ' "v" :'y.. V':'1
; Movement .and paction . are the ,.
; keynote of the poems; They do/
; not stand! still; like so xpuch modr .
| ern poetry;. whibh,'is;;lijkfe.-thie: mind'.' ,
I of a man whose, personality has
1 been halved, whose mind is separ-
; ated from his body, whose body
I contradicts his mind.
Here the sweat of toil and heat
! ;! of love feed the brain and the.
|( brain tempers the body!
;. The poetry of the halved per- ;
;! sonalities speaks in: a whining or
;! supercilious tone, but these poems
;! are big as life, loud with the loud
I! laughter of big men and women.
! | . The two poets, like true poets
! ; who should be the formulators or
!; the people's soul, finish off the:
; half -finished songs, thoughts and
suggestions that live- in a. frag?. ,1 1
mentary and transitory way on I; ;
the people's lips.
They capture, in many of the . J;
poems, the lost word, the idiom.;
of .the people so cleverly disguised ;
..and Ayrenched out of context by j
advertising . agencies,"" jt)ad . playr !
; Wrights and racecourse, common- . «!
ta.tbrs 'hb are the . poets of the < !
commercial world; t c: : : !..."<! :
: v:.),:-!-:
. Some examples, are:. .. .. - .... ... w
.Clancy .and . Dooley and "Don Mo- - j-V
. Leod. ; . :
.So . many Girls aire, in my arms
tonight. ! 'f, -.<1
Machines don't, spend, -muph' i!:.
; money. -. U -
Because there isaloyeliriess that ! .
burns. " ''"v" ' 1 ! :
..Bill Brown died in KalgOorlie. !;;
Lead Bonus.' :> > /;.£
Defiance from Port . Hedlandy .... . . ;.
I ahi Spain. !..! /Tv v I V «"
Aii Arab'f blood is" rttirte.- ;'! '
Without poets like Dorothy ,j
Hewett and -Merv. Lilley, the . Aus- - ;
tralian people, eloquent Only .-in;;'!
experience, can never have. proper "< !
artistic representation — without '!
italics and inverted commas and
apologies for reality. !
These poets do not apologise for !
anjrthing. They relish struggle !
and the contradiction of life. !
The National Council of Realist ;
Writers' Groups are selling this
book at 4/6 (plus 8d. postage). >
It would make a unique Christmas j!
gift .and a greeting card will be '!
included. !
Orders should be placed with 'l
Mrs. Vera Deacon, 3 Tarakan !
Place, Dee Why, Sydney. '
l
Article identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236852708
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http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page25603045
APA citation
These poems are "big as life . . ." (1963, December 4).Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), p. 7. Retrieved April 6, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236852708
MLA citation
"These poems are "big as life . . .""Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991) 4 December 1963: 7. Web. 6 Apr 2025 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236852708>.
Harvard/Australian citation
1963 'These poems are "big as life . . ."',Tribune (Sydney, NSW : 1939 - 1991), 4 December, p. 7. , viewed 06 Apr 2025, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236852708
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{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article236852708 |title=These poems are "big as life . . ." |newspaper=[[Tribune]] |issue=1334 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=4 December 1963 |accessdate=6 April 2025 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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