Poems (Carmichael Collection)

''Poems'' (1895) is a collection of poems by Australian poet Jennings Carmichael. It was published in hardback by Longmans, Green, and Co in London, and Melville, Mullen and Slade in Melbourne in 1895.

The anthology includes 90 poems by the author.

Contents

Critical reception

A reviewer in '' The Australasian'' newspaper stated: "She never probes deeply; her verses reveal no spirit wrestling
with inscrutable problems, those dark mysteries of time and eternity that underlie the passing of busy days and restful nights. Her work is sweet and true in its own round, a narrow round no doubt, but in it lie the subjects that the average reader of poetry finds most readily suggestive of emotion...But while it is true that Miss Carmichael is not too deep, nor too passionate, nor to remote from human sympathies to be readily and without an effort understood, she yet has gifts of her own without which her popularity would be impossible."

In The Herald the reviewer noted: "This is a book of poetry upon which we heartily congratulate the gentle Australian authoress, of whom Melbourne is pardonably proud. Essentially is Miss Carmlchael the poetess of the children. Rarely indeed are their pretty ways so tenderly and truly pictured, or their winsome prattle put into verse so charming as we find in this volume."

Publication history

After the original publication of the book in 1895, it was reprinted in 1910 by Lothian Books in Melbourne.

External links

* Full text: Hathitrust

See also

* 1895 in poetry
* 1895 in Australian literature

References

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Australian poetry books
1895 poetry books