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* Contents derived from the 2015 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Brief History of Umamii"In the fourth century BC,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- A Limited Vocabularyi"We executed well, says Mike Hussey,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Seagullsi"Anton Chekhov was a connoisseur of brothels—", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Letter from the Kingi"If I blow a hundred,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Arli"The first memorable thing", single work poetry (p. 29)
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Siberia's Surprisingly Australian Past,
single work
prose
travel
'It was at one of the smaller towns along the Trans-Siberian Railway, one of the two-minute stops that are so easy to miss altogether between Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, that the government inspectors boarded our train. My husband Timothy and I were alerted to their presence when the stewardess who had taken our tickets came to our cabin shortly after 9 p.m. and told us that "inspectors of the regime" were aboard, and could we please lock our door and not open it for any reason until she came to fetch us. We did as she said, and also closed the window curtains. It was not necessary to turn out the lights, for we had not figured out how to turn them on or indeed whether they were working or broken. The last thing Timothy said before we lapsed into silence was, "This supports my bribe theory."' (Publication summary)
- Making Lines while Listening to Musici"I was your long-haul poet,I composed", single work poetry (p. 45)
- An Elephant in the Tubai"From here the dapper elephant", single work poetry (p. 45)
- Romanzai"One cello from its couch of sound", single work poetry (p. 45)
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What Australia Owes the Strehlows,
single work
essay
'Bruce Chatwin's Songlines (1988) has become famous for the way in which Chatwin was able to communicate to a popular audience the richness of the Aboriginal song cycles or Dreaming tracks that criss-cross vast regions of Central Australia. Chatwin had read T.G.H. Strehlow's Songs of Central Australia (1971), greatly admiring the idiosyncratic nature of Strehlow's work. It was Strehlow's depth of scholarship combined with his comparison of Aranda song with other literary traditions across the globe that attracted Chatwin - and which also incensed the anthropological community.' (Publication abstract)
- St Josephinei"Josephine Margaret Bakhita", single work poetry (p. 53)
- People of the Hilli"We walk steadily, without ceremony", single work poetry (p. 55)
- Seasonal Rushi"Spring deceives and chases;", single work poetry (p. 59)
- Addressing the Handicapi"My Christian name’s Sushila, my surname’s Martyrdom,", single work poetry (p. 62)
- Protectors of the Fairy Gardeni"Don’t stray from the path; it isn’t a stroll.", single work poetry (p. 63)
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Les Murray and the Purpose of Poetry,
single work
criticism
'Still alive when Les Murray was a young poet, Kenneth Slessor called him to a meeting, and passed on the torch. As far as I know, Murray has never recorded this moment in print, but I once heard him refer to it. He was rightly proud, because Slessor, in those days, was the Australian poet who filled our sky. Today Murray fills the sky not just in his homeland but in all the world. His achievement has been magisterial, and needs no further proving. If he adds more poems now, it can only be because he loves what he does.' (Publication abstract)
- Music 101i"I attribute my unerring sense of rhythm", single work poetry (p. 70)
- Viewpointsi"Seven years old and fearless,", single work poetry (p. 82)
- Secrecyi"My father’s need for secrecy", single work poetry (p. 83)
- The King's Friendi"It is my task as friend to say", single work poetry (p. 83)
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