Since it was first published to wide acclaim, 'The Penguin Book Of Australian Verse' has established itself as one of the most successful collections of Australian verse. Professor Heseltine has collected poetry from every major period in Australian history, covering the work of more than one hundred of Australia's leading poets - from the 19th century poets, Charels Harpur, Henry Kendal and Adam Lindsay Gordon, to those of the modern day, Les Murray, Geoffrey Lehmann and Michael Dransfield.
