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'Both fun and playful, Stavanger’s poems display wit and beguiling originality. They shift from the oddball to the vulnerable and from the zany to the deeply meditative.
Stavanger’s collection embodies a spirit of the post-post-modern in both intellect and spark, while playing off cool disjunctions against electrifying erudition. There is a strong trace of the performative and dramatic in these poems – Stavanger’s flair for performance poetry gives this award-winning collection a distinct and likeable flavour.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication:
This book is dedicated to the dead
who are bravely living
(and to those who wake wild-eyed in the dark)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Optimismi"surviving a plane crash", single work poetry (p. 3) Section: Axis 1
- Out of Dangeri"thinking. using a microwave. drinking. not drinking. voices", single work poetry (p. 4-5) Section: Axis 1
- The Speciali"people are most likely to go", single work poetry (p. 6-7) Section: Axis 1
- The Psychiatristi"the Psychiatrist can sign you away", single work poetry (p. 8) Section: Axis 1
- Jack, the Mooni"I've moved into the shed", single work poetry (p. 9) Section: Axis 1
- Nobody Whistles in the Darki"lights out and try to remember where you came from", single work poetry (p. 10-11) Section: Axis 1
- Lioni"enter the tangle", single work poetry (p. 12-13) Section: Axis 1
- The Moth's Songi"at the end of the appointment", single work poetry (p. 14) Section: Axis 1
- RSVPi"You", single work poetry (p. 15) Section: Axis 1
- Head Linesi"Man's Head Used As Bowling Ball", single work poetry (p. 19) Section: Axis 2
- In Lawsi"we were dead before the sun sank", single work poetry (p. 20) Section: Axis 2
- After the Breaki"this cause, separate the mess, smash the garlic", single work poetry (p. 21) Section: Axis 2
- Home Visiti"Doorbell rings. I have driven thirty minutes south across town.", single work poetry (p. 22-23) Section: Axis 2
- Sleep, Hit Me (Frank's Song)i"first key opens the door.", single work poetry (p. 24-25) Section: Axis 2
- Captain Bloodi"regarding your phone bill. it is overdue.", single work poetry (p. 26) Section: Axis 2
- Manifestoi"what is he to think now", single work poetry (p. 27) Section: Axis 2
- That Dream You Keep Havingi"shower drips but there's no water", single work poetry (p. 28) Section: Axis 2
- Sodium Chloridei"two things", single work poetry (p. 29-30) Section: Axis 2
- Babyi"Standing up in our crib", single work poetry (p. 33) Section: Axis 3
- On Timei"shut your eyes", single work poetry (p. 34-35) Section: Axis 3
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Michele Seminara Reviews The Special by David Stavanger
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry -
Maintaining the Strange Fire : David Stavanger’s The Special and Rob Walker’s Tropeland
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Verity La , November 2015;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry ; Tropeland 2015 selected work poetry -
Specialling the Special : Reviews ‘The Special’ by David Stavanger
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October 2014 – March no. 13 2015;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry -
Review Short : David Stavanger’s The Special
2014
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , November no. 48.0 2014;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry
-
Review Short : David Stavanger’s The Special
2014
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , November no. 48.0 2014;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry -
Specialling the Special : Reviews ‘The Special’ by David Stavanger
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , October 2014 – March no. 13 2015;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry -
Maintaining the Strange Fire : David Stavanger’s The Special and Rob Walker’s Tropeland
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Verity La , November 2015;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry ; Tropeland 2015 selected work poetry -
Michele Seminara Reviews The Special by David Stavanger
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , September no. 19 2016;
— Review of The Special 2014 selected work poetry
Awards
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