150 Motets
by Homer Rieth
Black Pepper, 24.95 pb, 174 pp, 9781876044794
Poetry
150 Motets by Homer Rieth
Reviewed by Geoff Page •
Although the Melbourne publisher Black Pepper has a stable of major Australian poets (Stephen Edgar and Jennifer Harrison among them), it is also a house that likes to take chances. The favourable reception accorded Homer Rieth’s 359-page epic poem, ‘Wimmera’, in 2009 was definitely a punt that paid off. The book was shortlisted for The Age Book of the Year and became an ABC television program. Rieth’s new book, 150 Motets, though shorter, may be even riskier.
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150 Motets
by Homer Rieth
Black Pepper, 24.95 pb, 174 pp, 9781876044794
