The Office of Literary Endeavours

The Office of Literary Endeavours is a wise and reverential book by a gentle and accomplished poet at a high point of his writing life.  This collection of keenly observed and deeply human poems traces inner and outer journeys, within Australia and overseas. Roberts lends his deft touch to subjects and places both new and old.

In this engaging, accessible, insightful, entertaining, witty and, at times, playful book, you will find poems of exile and dispossession; about the landscape, and the passion of lovers; about old friendships and favourite films.  

In this witty and insightful book, Roberts evidences a life spent in appreciation of poetry, in deep observation and in participation in ecologies of many kinds. The experience and wisdom acquired show in the breadth of his subject matter, and his mastery of tonal range.