David Malouf Reads from Poems 1959–89
By the mid-1990s Malouf was among Australia's best-known writers, his poetry somewhat overshadowed by the novels. These studio readings remain intimate and inviting, the poet's own voice carrying the work.
This disc gathers poems drawn from collections spanning three decades, from Four Poets and Bicycle and Other Poems through Neighbours in a Thicket, First Things Last, and Poems 1959–1989.
Malouf reads his own work in the studio, including the long sequence The Crab Feast.
Artist
David Malouf
David Malouf reads his own poetry in the studio, drawing on collections that span three decades. The voice is intimate and inviting, carrying domestic memory, landscape and the long sequence The Crab Feast.
Tracks
- At My Grandmother's (From Four Poets, "Interiors") David Malouf 1:52
- The Year of the Foxes (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf 1:58
- Stars (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf 1:11
- This Day under My Hand (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf 2:07
- Poem (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf :51
- At a School Athletics Day (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf 2:14
- Snow (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf 1:34
- On Refusing an All-Risk Policy (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf 1:19
- Bicycle (From Bicycle and Other Poems) David Malouf 1:49
- Asphodel (From Neighbours in a Thicket) David Malouf 2:42
- Confessions of an Only Child (From Neighbours in a Thicket) David Malouf 2:10
- Early Discoveries (From Neighbours in a Thicket) David Malouf 4:55
- Decade's End (From Neighbours in a Thicket) David Malouf 1:36
- A Poet among Others (From Neighbours in a Thicket) David Malouf 2:51
- Reading Horace (From Neighbours in a Thicket) David Malouf 1:59
- Stooping to Drink (From Neighbours in a Thicket) David Malouf 1:26
- Guide to the Perplexed (From The Little Panopticon) David Malouf 1:25
- Wild Lemons (From First Things Last) David Malouf 2:06
- i. (From First Things Last) 1:00
- ii. (From First Things Last) :51
- iii. (From First Things Last) 1:31
- iv. (From First Things Last) :52
- v. (From First Things Last) 1:25
- vi. (From First Things Last) 1:11
- vii. (From First Things Last) :53
- viii. (From First Things Last) 1:19
- ix. (From First Things Last) 1:12
- x. (From First Things Last) 1:32
- Ode: Stravinsky's Grave (From First Things Last) David Malouf 2:43
- A Place in Tuscany (From Poems 1959–1989) David Malouf 1:30
- By the Campo Santo (From Poems 1959–1989) David Malouf 1:32
- Nostalgie (From Poems 1959–1989) David Malouf 1:21
- Earth Tremor: Yaddo, N.Y., 1988 (From Poems 1959–1989) David Malouf :44
- Aerial View (From Poems 1959–1989) David Malouf 1:27
- Far & Near (From Poems 1959–1989) David Malouf 2:05
The Crab Feast David Malouf
Performers
- David Malouf · voice
Contributors
Cover artwork
Bill Leak
Bill Leak supplied cover art and illustrations across Tall Poppies chamber, piano and song discs, from an irreverent Mozart cartoon to quieter painted sleeves that sit beside Australian and classical programmes without drowning them out.
Where to listen
David Malouf Reads from Poems 1959–89 is available for streaming through Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
David Malouf Reads from Poems 1959–89 is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- TP100
- Total playing time
- 59 minutes 13 seconds
- Producer
- Belinda Webster
- Recording Engineer
- Max Harding
- Credit
- Bill Leak
- Release date
- 1996
- Label
- Tall Poppies
- Musical work
copyright - © 1996 Tall Poppies Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1996 Tall Poppies Records
- Category
- Voice / Soundscape
- Genre
- Spoken Word
- Barcode
- EAN 9399001110025