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Graeme Hetherington Graeme Hetherington i(A23659 works by)
Born: Established: 1937 Latrobe, Latrobe - Port Sorell area, Northwest Tasmania, Tasmania, ;
Gender: Male
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Queenstown Graeme Hetherington , sequence poetry
Three Hittite Kings Graeme Hetherington , sequence poetry
Correspondences and Echoes in Myth Graeme Hetherington , sequence poetry
Parthenon Graeme Hetherington , sequence poetry
An English-Van Diemen's Land Marriage Graeme Hetherington , sequence poetry
London Graeme Hetherington , sequence poetry
1 For The Seven Fat Years i "Despair is a doll.", Graeme Hetherington , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5 June 2021; (p. 17)
1 My Friends the Mountains i "My father thought I was a “nance”", Graeme Hetherington , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 65 no. 3 2021; (p. 19)
1 Artemis and Actaeon i "I used to keep myself awake,", Graeme Hetherington , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , January / February vol. 65 no. 1/2 2021; (p. 79) This work is in five numbered parts.
1 y separately published work icon Another Love, Another Life Graeme Hetherington , Adelaide Hills : Ginninderra Press , 2020 19796904 2020 selected work poetry ''Graeme Hetherington’s poems of loves and lives past are works of darkness describing human connections that lead ultimately to loss and loneliness. The emotional impact of the poet’s mindscape and his relationships with others is enhanced by beautifully drawn images from the natural world and references to classical myths. These features, together with skilful versification, make this collection a poetic tour de force.' - Ralph Spaulding' (Publication summary)
 
1 Credo i "I believe, as does Ivan", Graeme Hetherington , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: I Protest! Poems of Dissent 2020; (p. 119)
1 Merging i "I’m lucky in old age to dwell", Graeme Hetherington , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 63 no. 11 2019; (p. 47)
1 What’s in a Name? (2) i "Entitled only by the dash", Graeme Hetherington , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 63 no. 11 2019; (p. 47)
1 Alas! i "A self-obsessed poet, the worst", Graeme Hetherington , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 63 no. 6 2019; (p. 42)
1 Rosebery, West Coast, Tasmania i "My father thought I was a 'nance'", Graeme Hetherington , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 141)
1 1 y separately published work icon An Inherited Epic of Gilgamesh : A Poetic Memoir Dedicated to James McAuley Graeme Hetherington , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2019 15525293 2019 selected work poetry

In this, his seventh book of poetry, written over a period of more than forty years, Graeme Hetherington explores how his friendship with James McAuley has parallels with that of Gilgamesh and Enkidu in the ancient Mesopotamian epic. As in the original, it is a warts and all treatment, with human behaviour in relationship to loss and the inevitability of death being the concerns that bind it together.

‘Graeme Hetherington’s depiction of his relationship with his friend and mentor James McAuley is enhanced by framing it within the context of the Gilgamesh epic. This provides an opportunity not only to describe the nature of a personal relationship in some depth, but to consider broader aspects of the human condition - love, loss, loneliness, mutability and mortality. By exploring both the personal and universal so honestly and powerfully, Hetherington adds to our understanding of both his subject and himself.’ - Ralph Spaulding' (Publication summary)
1 The Two Bowlers i "My father was a tricky left", Graeme Hetherington , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 62 no. 6 2018; (p. 103)
1 A West Coast of Tasmania Atmosphere i "Hot summer Saturday in Zeehan", Graeme Hetherington , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 62 no. 6 2018; (p. 103)
1 On Time i "On a grey day, the first of March", Graeme Hetherington , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 62 no. 3 2018; (p. 107)
1 River Tagus, Spain i "Close to the river’s surface, birds", Graeme Hetherington , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 62 no. 3 2018; (p. 102)
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