Now, Hale & Iremonger have taken him up. His first poetry book, Banyan, was followed in 1985 with The Dragon Tree. He also has two novels: Liberty, Egality, Fraternity, an evocation of growing up after WWII on the NSW north coast, and his passionate science fiction novel, Wild Tamarind (1987). Wild Tamarind shows that Wilson has a wonderful grasp of matters scientific – including the computer-driven hope some people have of ‘artificial intelligence’. Few Australian poets have ever expressed such an appreciation of science as Wilson draws on when he reacts to inspiration.