Vincent O'Sullivan — Bearings
Oxford University Press 1973 Paperback, 64pp. Vincent O'Sullivan's new book of poems, his first to be published by Oxford, takes its title, Bearings, from a sequence of the same name that was awarded the Australian Farmer's Poetry Prize for 1971. Also included are the poems for which he was awarded the Rothmans Poetry Prize in the same year. These very sophisticated poems are notable for the vividness of their imagery and the elegance of their wit. The collection is Vincent O'Sullivan's finest yet ; the poems have undoubted individuality, substance and character. Cover very faded. Foxing on front and back pages. Otherwise good. (ISBN: 9780196400105). Fair.