The Ablation of Time

The Ablation of Time is a delight. An astonishing variety of birds flit among the pages and the rural countryside is never far from view. David Atkinson has the rare ability to capture in words those significant moments that make us pause and think. - Ron WilkinsDavid Atkinson is a poet of fine distinctions in subject and in language. He writes of Australian rural life with a critical but reverent attitude stemming from an intimate knowledge of the joy and menace of growing up in the country. Davids poems are a rich blend of the most profound and intense experience with a great optimism and faith in human nature. He writes in clear precise English which is powerful and moving in its simplicity. - John EganWhether capturing scenes from a rural childhood or reflecting on landscape and fauna David Atkinsons poetry abounds with fresh connections and acute observations. The Ablation of Time bears witness not only to a deeply poetic sensibility but also to the intellectual curiosity of a born naturalist blessed with a photographic eye for composition and detail. - Gisela Sophia Nittel