AustLit logo

AustLit

image of person or book cover 7880456418233476731.jpg
Image courtesy of publisher's website.
y separately published work icon The Best Australian Poems 2014 anthology   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 The Best Australian Poems 2014
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Last Sayi"Though I may not always say it", Victoria McGrath , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Embroideryi"with a crocheted lasso around a single", Julie Chevalier , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Frankston Massagei"I ring at andom and find a clinic opposite the Frankston Cemetery", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Love Poem : Miranda Fairi"I love the way you order skinny mugs", Fiona Wright , single work poetry (p. 31)
Turtle Lovei"After a hopeless phone-call", Lucy Dougan , single work poetry (p. 32)
Match Girls, 1888i"She holds the frame and dips each pair of sticks", Andy Kissane , single work poetry (p. 33)
Portrait of a Divorce, Hurstbridge, Melbourne, 1973i"It is not money talking, but money listening.", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 34)
How Old Are You?i"Parents wear large underpants and grow hair in their armpits.", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 35-36)
The Coach's Soni"His eyes were as pale as chlorinated water.", Carol Jenkins , single work poetry (p. 37)
Anonymousi"Names are important. Daphne Du Maurier knew that", Cassandra Atherton , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
A Woman at 40 Weeks' Gestation Contemplates Her Undergarmentsi"Oh God, it isn't wet down there again? What oozing mystery awaits me now?", Melinda Smith , single work poetry (p. 39)
On Becoming a Housewife for the First Time at the Age of 41i"I learn to cut up a melon, though remain unable to bring a knife to a whole", Lisa Brockwell , single work poetry (p. 40)
Rambutani"lu lang boh siang lah lu langsi ang moh tong kim lu lah bin gweilo.", Jessica Yu , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
Noodles in Hong Kongi"We’d walked downhill along Star Street", Eileen Chong , single work poetry (p. 43)
House of Thievesi"I live in a house of thieves", Mark Tredinnick , single work poetry (p. 44)
Neighbourhood Watchi"Early one Saturday morning you watch", Elizabeth Allen , single work poetry (p. 45)
The Tempesti"triumphant, she pumps her fists. And roars.", Melinda Kallasmae , single work poetry (p. 46-47)
My Mother's Housei"I don't know if my mother can see them,", Richard James Allen , single work poetry (p. 48)
Figure in a Roomi"Daylight falls most lavishly", Diane Fahey , single work poetry (p. 49)
Depth Chargesi"Today I must leave this place, these benches cut", Charlotte Clutterbuck , single work poetry (p. 50-51)
X