The Lilt of Life

The Lilt of Life
AuthorZora Cross
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry collection
PublisherAngus & Robertson
Publication date1918
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages155 pp.

The Lilt of Life is a collection of poetry by Australian writer Zora Cross, published by Angus and Robertson in 1897.

It contains 68 poems. A note from the author in the book states: "Several of the poems contained in this volume have appeared in The Bulletin; one in The Lone Hand; the remainder are here published for the first time. Z. C."

Contents

Critical reception

In a review of the collection in The Bulletin a critic noted that "the work throughout is on a very high level, and marks a distinct advance on that published last year", referring to the poet's earlier collection Songs of Love and Life.

A reviewer in The Sydney Morning Herald called Cross "one of the most individual of our singers", noting that "she has an almost pagan zest in existence and appreciation of beauty in all its forms." They called out "the very fine sonnect sequence on 'Motherhood', in which a wealth of tenderness and feeling is expressed in language that is often of singular beauty."

Note

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Lilt of Life by Zora Cross". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Austlit – The Lilt of Life by Zora Cross". Austlit. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 "The Lilt of Life by Zora Cross". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Zora Cross". The Bulletin, 19 December 1918, p2. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Australian Verse". The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 December 1918, p6. Retrieved 9 August 2026.