The Darwin Poems

by Emily Ballou

"Vivid, musical, sensuous and strong." - Adam Thorpe. This collection, while loosely following Charles Darwin's life, is more a 'portrait' in verse of his inner and family life. 2009 is the bicentenary of Darwin's birth and there are huge celebrations planned across the world, including in Australia, where Darwin passed at the end of his Beagle journey. In 1836, a twenty-six year old Charles Darwin stopped at Wentworth Falls en route to Bathurst,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921401273
• ISBN13: 9781921401275
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: University of Western Australia Press
• Length: 231 Pages