The Divided Self: A Tasmanian Odyssey (Graeme Hetherington)
Hobart Bookshop, 5.30pm, Thursday 13th October
Ralph Spaulding will launch Graeme Hetherington’s new poetry book ‘The Divided Self: A Tasmanian Odyssey. This is Graeme’s ninth poetry collection and portrays the poet’s troubled journey to escape an “afflicted self” shadowed with loneliness and paranoia.
Tautly crafted short stanzas with references and images connoting blackness, punishment and curse, such as Mount Black’s shadows on Tasmania’s West Coast, the cat-o’-nine-tails, Coleridge’s albatross and the scourge of Christ’s crucifixion, convey the depth of the poet’s despair. Despite the poet’s desire to escape the “darkness of the past”, the reader senses that the power of his personal psychological drama will challenge his search for transcendence. The poet will certainly continue to seek poems that “soar beyond” the theatre of the self, but they will provide perhaps only temporary respite as he continues to experience personal uncertainties and pain.’ – Ralph Spaulding
About the event:
This is a ticketed event ($5.00) being held at The Hobart Bookshop on Thursday the 13th October, where tickets include a complimentary glass of wine.
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