The Wonder and the Apple

The Wonder and the Apple
AuthorMary E. Fullerton
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry collection
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Publication date1946
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages49 pp.

The Wonder and the Apple is a collection of poetry by Australian writer Mary E. Fullerton, published by Angus and Robertson in 1946.[1]

The collection was originally published as by the author's pseudonym "E.". This was eventually disclosed as being a penname of Mary E. Fullerton by her friend Miles Franklin.[2][3]

It contains 76 poems from a variety of sources, with the bulk of the poems being published here for the first time.[4]

Contents

  • "Emus"
  • "The Artist"
  • "Living"
  • "Dread"
  • "Two Laws"
  • "Sorrow"
  • "Turnip"
  • "Earth"
  • "Female Eternal"
  • "Illusion"
  • "Thrush After Snow"
  • "Severance"
  • "Isolation"
  • "Roofs"
  • "Holiday"
  • "Faith Speaks"
  • "The Scarecrow"
  • "Martyr"
  • "Wheat"
  • "Stars"
  • "The Farmer"
  • "The Sea Swallows Gold"
  • "Ninety"
  • "Indomitable"
  • "Argument"
  • "Delight"
  • "Soul in Gehenna"
  • "Cradle"
  • "Impregnable"
  • "Body and Soul"
  • "A Man's Sliding Mood"
  • "Past"
  • "Killed in Action"
  • "Windows"
  • "Ocean"
  • "Apple, The Rose of Fruits"
  • "Aims"
  • "Sahara"
  • "Might"
  • "Reincarnation"
  • "Squirrel"
  • "Two Worlds"
  • "The Show"
  • "The Heart's Not Yet a Neighbour"
  • "The Bridges"
  • "Freedom"
  • "Inspiration"
  • "Withdrawal"
  • "The Dreamer Speaks"
  • "Gamut"
  • "Question"
  • "Man"
  • "Space"
  • "Interlude"
  • "Durable"
  • "Treasury"
  • "Threads"
  • "Impartiality"
  • "Withdrawn"
  • "It is a Direful Thing"
  • "I Saw"
  • "Impermanent"
  • "Balance"
  • "Stupidity"
  • "Wisdom"
  • "The Sceptic Poet"
  • "Reaction"
  • "Acceptance"
  • "Extremes"
  • "Retrospect"
  • "Closed Eyes"
  • "Limited Monarch"
  • "To the Hospital"
  • "Face"
  • "Conscience"
  • "Suspense"

Critical reception

After stating that the collection is "not major poetry, which is concerned with terror and delight", a reviewer in The Bulletin went on to note that it "has a quality rare in contemporary poetry; it is good company–the work of a mind mature, humorous, tolerant, and alert".[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Wonder and the Apple by Mary E. Fullerton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  2. ↑ ""E: The Full Story"". The Bulletin, 15 May 1946, p2. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Austlit – "E."". Austlit. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Austlit – The Wonder and the Apple by E." Austlit. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  5. ↑ ""The Wonder and the Apple"". The Bulletin, 29 May 1946, p2. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
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