Tree of Knowledge by Victoria Chang NPF19 MacKay's introduction is itself a

MacKay's introduction is itself a masterpiece of literary placement and his intelligent selection of Plomer's work will go far in assuring this twentieth-century master his rightful place in the canon

with a biographical and critical introduction

'For the Times and Seasons'

left behind by the fatalities of war

Tree of Knowledge by Victoria Chang NPF19 MacKay's introduction is itself aPublished 9th July 2026 A poet watches the limbs of a eucalyptus tree get sawed off: the image persists, recurring across poems of art, language, selfhood, memory, and loss. Joan Mitchell said, When I talk about love, I mean loving a tree. When I talk about love, I mean loving where a tree used to be. Men assess the eucalyptus tree growing on the poet's street; a crane arrives. The sound of a chainsaw rings in the air and branches begin to fall. This