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'Why has poetry fallen so sadly by the literary wayside of our hectic digital age? An age, if ever there was one, needing the kind of humanising empathy that readable (and quotable) poetry can provide. One of the central problems facing poetry today is that we seem to have forgotten (in some cases, perhaps deliberately) its link to the emotional cadence of music, and when that link is broken the light fails. These 'shapes of light' seek rediscovery, and their only claim is one of honesty - emotionally, intellectually and spiritually.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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Dedication: 'For the memory of my dear friend, the passionately irrepressible jazz singer, Madam Pat Thompson, whose love of poetry, social justice and politics, conversation and laughter were worth more to me than Prozac.'
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Port Adelaide,
Port Adelaide - Enfield area,
Adelaide - Northwest,
Adelaide,
South Australia,:Ginninderra Press
, 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Birdsongi"Our cloth is cut against the grain,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Apple Treei"In that other country of the past,", single work poetry (p. 24-27)
- Carnal Knowledgei"The quickened breath", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Chessi"Play reflects personality, and although", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Copenhagen Climate Caperi"Dawn invokes dissension", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Lament for Marysvillei"Eucalypt and mountain ash,", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Lost Horizonsi"Morning beckons, curtains sway,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Prompted by Acornsi"It's a lifetime since I climbed the oak tree", single work poetry (p. 33)
- The Philistinesi"They watch commercial TV,", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Twenty O Threei"T r u t h", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Paradise Mislaidi"Do you recall that summer", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Some Brief Notes on Capitalismi"Frankly, I find it bizarre that freebooting capitalists", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Melancholiai"He wasn't where they found him,", single work poetry (p. 38)
- On Being Luckyi"Further along the dinner table", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Asking for Troublei"For where is here?", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Chance Encounteri"He seems familiar, like someone", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Teaching the Black Dog Punctuationi"Heavier than weight", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Leaving the Tenti"Do you know where I went?", single work poetry (p. 43)
- The Shapes of Lighti"Trapped in this labyrinth of despair,", single work poetry (p. 44)
- Doubtful Songsi"I know that you know", single work poetry (p. 45)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Ginninderra's Hundred Flowers : A Review of Eleven Recent Poetry Titles from Ginninderra Press
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 1 2015; (p. 90-97)
— Review of No Secret Fear 2014 selected work poetry ; Heartfelt Moments 2014 selected work poetry ; Lines Continue Forever 2014 selected work poetry ; Tangled Roots 2014 selected work poetry ; Upon Reflection 2014 selected work poetry ; Sweetened in Coals 2014 selected work poetry ; Moving With the Times 2014 selected work poetry ; The Shapes of Light : Rediscovering Poetry in a Post-poetic Age 2014 selected work poetry ; In the Breathing Space 2014 selected work poetry ; Will to Live 2014 selected work poetry ; The Sun Behind the Sun 2014 selected work poetry -
Poets Caught on Sticky Wicket
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 July 2014; (p. 18)
— Review of The Shapes of Light : Rediscovering Poetry in a Post-poetic Age 2014 selected work poetry
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Poets Caught on Sticky Wicket
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 July 2014; (p. 18)
— Review of The Shapes of Light : Rediscovering Poetry in a Post-poetic Age 2014 selected work poetry -
Ginninderra's Hundred Flowers : A Review of Eleven Recent Poetry Titles from Ginninderra Press
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 1 2015; (p. 90-97)
— Review of No Secret Fear 2014 selected work poetry ; Heartfelt Moments 2014 selected work poetry ; Lines Continue Forever 2014 selected work poetry ; Tangled Roots 2014 selected work poetry ; Upon Reflection 2014 selected work poetry ; Sweetened in Coals 2014 selected work poetry ; Moving With the Times 2014 selected work poetry ; The Shapes of Light : Rediscovering Poetry in a Post-poetic Age 2014 selected work poetry ; In the Breathing Space 2014 selected work poetry ; Will to Live 2014 selected work poetry ; The Sun Behind the Sun 2014 selected work poetry
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