Almanac Poetry: E(a)rnest
Ernest Hemingway, Paris, circa 1924. [Wikimedia Commons.]
E(a)rnest
Hemingway drowned
in the wake
of his imitators.
He struggled to the surface
once or twice
before the tsunami overwhelmed.
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Kevin Densley is a graduate of both Deakin University and The University of Melbourne. He has taught writing and literature in numerous Victorian universities and TAFES. He is a poet and writer-in-general. His fifth book-length poetry collection, Please Feed the Macaws ... I'm Feeling Too Indolent, was published in late 2023 by Ginninderra Press. He is also the co-author of ten play collections for young people, as well as a multi Green Room Award nominated play, Last Chance Gas, which was published by Currency Press. Other writing includes screenplays for educational films.
I read an anthology of Ernie’s journalism, it was fantastic. His training therein clearly influenced his style.
I’ve never been a fan of his novels but should dig one out and try again.
Thanks for your comments, Earl. I think, generally speaking, Hemingway’s short stories and early novels (e.g. The Sun Also Rises) are his best work. That said, his Paris memoir, A Moveable Feast, is a beauty, too.
I find Hemingway’s writing on writing very interesting and instructive. And on observing.
Thanks for your input, JTH.
I certainly agree with what you have to say. Hemingway’s ideas about the writing process are about as good as any going around, I feel.