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* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Journey : The North Coasti"Next thing, I wake up in a swaying bunk,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Kangaroo "His hungry face" A Kangarooi"That hungry face", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Hospitali"All day, I've escaped within this book.", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- The Farm Woman Speaksi"Winter has arrived, the winds scour this place.", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- "Scattered Lights..."i"Scattered lights,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Morningi"Feeding chickens, pollard scattered like wet sand.", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Salvation Army Hosteli"I'm woken up -- and God knows", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Back Therei"Farmer in a brittle morning", single work poetry (p. 11)
- On Climbing the Stone Gate Peak (Hsieh Ling-yun, AD 385-433)i"In a floating gown, I have come among these promontories alone;", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Death of Ronald Ryan (February 3, 1967)i"In the crash", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Within the Traveller's Eyei"A late afternoon. From this passing train", single work poetry (p. 14-16)
- The Pinei"With a snow-cap", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Boarding House Poems : 1i"The landlord", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Boarding House Poems : 2i"Sound of traffic", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Boarding House Poems : 3i"PUBLIC LIBRARY", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Boarding House Poems : 4i"Turning away", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Boarding House Poems : 5i"Lunchtimes", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Boarding House Poems : 6i"Coming in, amongst the dark wood", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Boarding House Poems : 7i"Wednesday, the dead, dark", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Boarding House Poems : 8i"Rising like a clear moon,", single work poetry (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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In the Light : The Poetry of Robert Gray
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: PN Review , January/February vol. 38 no. 3 2012; (p. 60-64) 'Prefacing his fine memoir, The Land I Came Through Last (2008), Robert Gray writes that his original intention was to write about his parents but that in the writing the book shaded into an autobiography. It certainly presents fascinating portraits of his family and of their contexts and times but finally it is indeed an autobiography, and quite selfconsciously a poet's autobiography, even one firmly in the Romantic tradition.' (Author's introduction)
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The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze 1985 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , October vol. 1 no. 10 1986; (p. 15)
— Review of Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry -
Plain Fare From an Elegant Hand
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 March 1986; (p. 47)
— Review of Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , October vol. 1 no. 10 1986; (p. 15)
— Review of Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry -
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze 1985 selected work poetry -
Plain Fare From an Elegant Hand
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 March 1986; (p. 47)
— Review of Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry -
In the Light : The Poetry of Robert Gray
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: PN Review , January/February vol. 38 no. 3 2012; (p. 60-64) 'Prefacing his fine memoir, The Land I Came Through Last (2008), Robert Gray writes that his original intention was to write about his parents but that in the writing the book shaded into an autobiography. It certainly presents fascinating portraits of his family and of their contexts and times but finally it is indeed an autobiography, and quite selfconsciously a poet's autobiography, even one firmly in the Romantic tradition.' (Author's introduction)
Awards
- 1986 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Poetry
- 1986 winner Festival Awards for Literature (SA) — John Bray Award for Poetry
- 1985 joint winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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