At a Slight Angle: and Other Poems


At a Slight Angle: and Other Poems is a collection of poetry by the Australian writer Brook Emery, published as number 56 in the Wagtail series of sixteen page chapbooks.

Contents

The collection contains 18 poems.
  • "Seascape"
  • "Cowboys"
  • "A Twist of Hemp"
  • "Physical"
  • "Sunday"
  • "For a Child"
  • "Waking at Night"
  • "The Distance and the Heat"
  • "Shellac"
  • "Skink"
  • "Crossing the Border"
  • "In Brisbane"
  • "Underfoot"
  • "Kato "
  • "Near Brooklyn"
  • "Bicycle"
  • "It's Sunday Morning in Newtown"
  • "At a Slight Angle"

Awards

1998 – The Denis Butler Memorial Award, for the poem The Distance and the Heat. 1999 – The Australian Sports Poetry Award, for the poem Physical.