100 Australian Poems You Need to Know


100 Australian Poems You Need to Know is an anthology of poems edited by Australian writer Jamie Grant, published by Hardie Grant Books in 2008.
The collection contains 100 Australian poems from a variety of sources. Also included are a Foreword by Phillip Adams and an introduction by the editor.
The poems are split into nine different sections with individual poems arranged by ascending year of the poet's birth.

Contents

Convict and Stockrider
The Red Page
Gundagai to Ironbark
Bastard and Bushranger
Drought, Dusk and War
Country Story
Melbourne and Sydney
Beyond Sprawl
The Generation of XYZ

Critical reception

Reviewing the anthology for The Australian newspaper Jaya Savage saw the good aspects of the book: "If an historical anthology such as this is like a used car, the paint job on 100 Australian Poems is slick. Under the bonnet, the engine is in good nick, the poems are sturdy, the pistons greased, the spark plugs firing; Australian poetry can hold its head high among English-speaking traditions, and Grant is to be commended for his toil." Although that was followed by: "Sadly, however, the vehicle's chassis, the book's critical framework, shows serious signs of rust damage. The giveaway is Grant's unashamed reversion to a nationalistic discourse, which gives the book a sepia effect."