The Foliage in the Underworld
The Foliage in the Underworld by Michael Sharkey, published by Puncher & Wattmann in 2019, is a collection of poetry that explores life as a socially lived phenomenon. This edition, comprising 98 pages, presents a selection of poems that have been gathered and sometimes revised from various sources, reflecting Sharkey’s unique perspective on contemporary Australian life.
Readers will find that Sharkey’s work engages with themes of regional and cultural identity, offering insights into the complexities of the Australian experience. The collection is noted for its humor and depth, as it delves into the national psyche while addressing both the beauty and the challenges of life in Australia. This edition is available in English and provides a thoughtful exploration of literature and poetry within the context of Australia and Oceania.
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Martin Duwell wrote in Australian Poetry Review that ‘Sharkey’s project seems to be built on a desire to make poetry once more (or more satisfactorily) deal with life as a socially lived phenomenon, and that ‘not many people are writing so well and so humorously about the Australia we inhabit’. Jeremy Fisher wrote in the journal Text, that Sharkey ‘has the rare ability to reach into our national psyche and pull out the ugly centre yet not rail at the horror of it all’. Since relinquishing editorship of the Australian Poetry Journal, Sharkey has published Many Such as She: an anthology of Australian Victorian Women Poets of World War One (2018, revised edition 2019) with Walleah Press, Hobart. The present collection gathers and sometimes revises poems from stray current or hard to find sources.
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