The Wombat Vedas
Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2011
Hunter Writers Centre
2011 | Paperback
The anthology of longlisted poems for the 2010 Newcastle Poetry Prize (NPP), won by Mark’s poem “The Wombat Vedas,” The NPP is perhaps Australia’s foremost poetry prize. Mark’s poem is a sustained post-pastoral reflection on divinity, intimacy, belonging and country, set in the Shoalhaven. The collection includes poems by many of Australia’s leading poets.