“Lansdown is able to suggest very deftly and concisely the so-called ‘thisness’ of things, especially things in nature …
“Lansdown has a very sincere and direct way of handling poems about his immediate family which subtly suggests great tenderness without becoming sentimental …
“Lansdown is one of the most assured of Australian poets working in the Imagist tradition … Over six books now he has written a considerable number of poems which are perfect examples of their kind. They have a descriptive exactness and a seeming spontaneity, combining to produce a text to which one can imagine no change being made without damage.”
Geoff Page, A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Australian Poetry
