Judith Wright (1915-2000) remains a giant figure
within Australian art, culture and politics. Her 1946
collection of poetry, The Moving Image, revolutionised
Australian poetry. She helped to establish the modern
environmental movement in Australia and was a key
player in early campaigns for Aboriginal land rights.
A friend and confidante of artists, writers, scholars,
activists and policy makers - she remains an
inspiration to many.
And yet, as Georgina Arnott is able to show in this
major new work, the biographical picture we have had
of this renowned poet-activist has been very much a
partial one. This book presents a more human figure
than we have previously seen, and concentrates on
Wright's younger years. New material allows us to hear,
directly, thrillingly, the feisty voice of a young Judith
Wright and forces us to reconsider the
