Comments on: Do not speak of secret matters in a field full of little hills.

Do not speak of secret matters in a field full of little hills.

steef — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:11:32 -0800

"I am still / The black swan of trespass on alien waters." Ernest Lalor Malley (1918-1943). With the posthumous publication of such poems as "Dürer: Innsbruck, 1495" and "Petit Testament" in the journal Angry Penguins, Ern Malley was championed as the new voice of modern Australian poetry. The resulting scandal and obscenity trial would change poetry and literary theory forever. Plus, the ABC's documentary, The Ern Malley Story (listen).

By: since1968

since1968 — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:37:33 -0800

Peter Carey's "My Life As a Fake" was a fictionalized account of the Ern Malley affair. Worth reading.

By: mygothlaundry

mygothlaundry — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:13:33 -0800

Angry Penguins wins my vote as best magazine name EVAR.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 19:22:20 -0800

It strikes me that MetaFilter doesn't do enough poetry FPPs. Not that I'd read them, but that it might attract a literary group of new users, which might in turn be damn interesting. So, good post! More, please!

By: amberglow

amberglow — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:26:53 -0800

this is the real guy from My Life as a Fake?(what a book that is! i love Carey) thanks, steef! ...Detective Vogelesang, for the prosecution, insisted that Night Piece was obscene because: "Apparently someone is shining a torch in the dark, visiting through the park gates. To my mind they were going there for some disapproved motive ... I have found that people who go into parks at night go there for immoral purposes". He also found the word "incestuous" indecent in Perspective Lovesong, admitting "I don't know what 'incestuous' means." ... (from the Prosecution)

By: Citizen Premier

Citizen Premier — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 23:24:15 -0800

His poetry is too Vogonic for me.

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:19:51 -0800

nice post. thanks for sharing it. :-)