Selected Poems

Musgrave's mind ranges widely and certain of his poems persist in the memory many years after the first reading. His work is coherent not so much through theme or content but through quality, often manifested in strikingly different ways. -Geoff Page, The Canberra Times; There is an enormous range on offer, and the collection is worth reading for these moments of realised maturity and humour, which are entirely appropriate in a poet as accomplished and acclaimed as Musgrave - James Antoniou, The Australian; On Numb & Number: an enormous range on offer, and the collection is worth reading for these moments of realised maturity and humour, which are entirely appropriate in a poet as accomplished and acclaimed as Musgrave. - The Sydney Morning Herald; "a reminder that humour has long been an essential weapon in Musgrave’s armoury, ensuring that his often complex thought processes do not outrun the average reader – who may well come to agree that David Musgrave’s Selected Poems is conclusive proof that its author is one of the most substantial and downright enjoyable poets at work in the country at the moment." - Geoff Page, The Australian Book Review