‘McCooey’s gift is his control of tone,’ writes Kinsella in this insightful and positive review.
David McCooey discusses The Book of Falling on the Upswell Podcast
Q&A launch event with Gregory Day for The Book of Falling
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David McCooey contributes to the ABR Podcast special feature on Peter Porter's poetry.
Click below to hear the ABR Podcast Special Feature on the poetry of Peter Porter. David McCooey discusses and reads Porter’s poem ‘James Joyce Sings “Il mio tesoro”’ (1972).
The Book of Falling available for pre-order
David McCooey's The Book of Falling in Jane Sullivan's list of 'standout titles' to look out for in 2023
David McCooey on Bob Dylan
David McCooey on the Uncanny
A special online issue of the journal Westerly, entitled ‘Doppelgänger’ and guest-edited by Jennifer Rutherford, has recently been published, featuring an essay by David McCooey on 'Uncanny Allusions: Poetry, Film, and Filiation'. This essay is based on the keynote presentation Professor McCooey gave at the Doppelgänger symposium (celebrating the 100th anniversary of Freud's 'The Uncanny') at the University of Adelaide in November 2019. Click below for (free) access to the special issue.
David McCooey on Megan Dunn's Things I Learned at Art School
David McCooey’s reiew-essay of Megan Dunn’s Things I Learned at Art School has appeared in the Sydney Review of Books. Click on the image below to read the piece.
David McCooey on Les Murray's Posthumous Poetry Collection
David McCooey’s review of Continuous Creation, the posthumous poetry collection by the Australian poet Les Murray, has appeared in The Age. Click below to read the review.
David McCooey on The Beatles: Get Back
David McCooey reviews The Beatles: Get Back in The Conversation. Click below to read.
David McCooey on Paul McCartney's The Lyrics
David McCooey reviews Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics in The Conversation. Click below to read.
David McCooey on Sarah Holland-Batt's Fishing for Lightning
Read David McCooey’s review of Sarah Holland-Batt’s Fishing for Lightning: The Spark of Poetry in Australian Book Review. Click below to access the piece.
David McCooey on Nathalie Léger
Read David’s review-essay in the Sydney Review of Books on Nathalie Léger’s stunning life-writing triptych. Click the image below to read the review.
Australian Poetry Journal - Modern Elegy - Co-edited by David McCooey
Issue 10.1 of the Australian Poetry Journal has been published. The issue, on ‘Modern Elegy’ is guest-edited byEllen van Neerven, Felicity Plunkett, Eunice Andrada, and David McCooey. Click on the image below for more information.
David McCooey reads his work on ABR's podcast
Listen to David McCooey read his poem ‘Notes on 2001: A Space Odyssey’ on the ‘Poets Abroad’ (Victoria) podcast by Australian Book Review.
Poetry for Troubled Times
Listen to David McCooey reading a poem by Tomas Tranströmer for Australian Book Review’s ‘Poetry for Troubled Times’ podcast.
David McCooey on Geelong Library's 'Fast Five' Podcast
David McCooey talks with Simon of the Geelong Regional Libraries about what he’s reading and more.
Vale Les Murray - David McCooey on Les Murray in The Conversation
David McCooey writes about Les Murray in The Conversation. Click below to read.
David McCooey Reviews Judith Beveridge
David McCooey has reviewed Judith Beveridge’s Sun Music in Cordite Poetry Review. Click below to read the review.
