Unearthed is a collection of elegies for dead friends and past loves as well as a tribute to Ryan's embattled but joyous life on a bush block. In a long sequence addressed to her Swiss-German first husband, Ryan delves into unresolved grief and the ambivalent feelings that remain after severing intense relationships. Unearthed is Tracy Ryan's seventh full-length collection. According to Geoff Page, here is 'the poet at her mature and forensic best'.
Author Biography
Tracy Ryan is the author of The Argument, Hothouse, Jazz Tango, Scar Revision and Sweet.
