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Notes
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Judges' Report included.
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Introduction by Ron Pretty: 'The poems in this anthology were selected from a short list prepared by the judges for this year's competition. I have chosen not to arrange the poems alphabetically; rather I have put the prize-winning poems first and have arranged the poems thereafter through thematic or tonal links...'
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Preface by the Lord mayor of Newcastle, Councillor John Tate.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Wollongong,
Wollongong area,
Illawarra,
South Coast,
New South Wales,:Five Islands Press
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Approaching the Edgei"What did they suppose, those Age of Discovery mariners,", single work poetry (p. 11-15)
- Cote d'Ori"So this is socialism. This dream beach", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- The Phone Calli"I took the phone call in the living room", single work poetry (p. 18)
- One-minute Dinnersi"Life goes on, although you are not always here.", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Separation Sonnets, sequence poetry (p. 18-23)
- The Weddingi"In the middle of this mess I go to a wedding. No gifts,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Listsi"At the counsellors you recite your list", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Dead Animalsi"Marriage inevitably leads to oppression. Something", single work poetry (p. 20)
- In the Fez Manneri"I marinate the octopus in garlic and miso (a vegetarian's", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Breadknifei"I remember that holiday in the Warrambungles", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Natural Remediesi"Over the years I've tried everything: my stomach's", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Dive Bombingi"Before the mortgage and the children we lived", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Rising and Fallingi"For me, and others too I presume, happiness", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Apprehended Violencei"You start shouting at me in the supermarket", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Solitaryi"Silence hurts. Whoever invented solitary confinement", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Entering Hospitali"As strange as the travel between planets,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Night Sweatsi"In the sweet weather we can't remember,", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Hospital Stenography, sequence poetry (p. 24-28)
- Paini"When it's over, the body", single work poetry (p. 25)
- C. T. Scani"Mid-air, on your back, taking the slow-motion", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] First Language [et al]
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 61 no. 1 2001; (p. 208-220)
— Review of First Language 1999 selected work poetry ; The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry ; And Dug My Fingers in the Sand 2000 selected work poetry ; One of Many : Poems from Prison 2000 selected work poetry ; Close to Home 2000 selected work poetry ; Four W no. 10 1999 periodical issue ; Invisible Tattoos 2000 selected work poetry -
Diverse pleasures : the argument from desire
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 20 no. 1 2001; (p. 72-73)
— Review of The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry -
Smuggling the Heart into the New Millennium
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , July no. 17/18 2000; (p. 190-198)
— Review of The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry -
'Blow, Wind, Blow...' : New Poetry
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 161 2000; (p. 88-90)
— Review of Going for the Eggs in the Middle of the Night 1999 selected work poetry ; Romeo and Juliet in Subtitles : Poems 2000 selected work poetry ; Fighting in the Shade 2000 selected work poetry ; Cork and Other Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Visitants 1999 selected work poetry ; The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry -
[Review] The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 1 2000; (p. 125-126)
— Review of The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry
-
Smuggling the Heart into the New Millennium
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , July no. 17/18 2000; (p. 190-198)
— Review of The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry -
Questions of Gravity
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 218 2000; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Landmark : Poetry from the Northern Territory 1999 anthology poetry ; The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry -
[Review] The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 1 2000; (p. 125-126)
— Review of The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry -
'Blow, Wind, Blow...' : New Poetry
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 161 2000; (p. 88-90)
— Review of Going for the Eggs in the Middle of the Night 1999 selected work poetry ; Romeo and Juliet in Subtitles : Poems 2000 selected work poetry ; Fighting in the Shade 2000 selected work poetry ; Cork and Other Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Visitants 1999 selected work poetry ; The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry -
Diverse pleasures : the argument from desire
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 20 no. 1 2001; (p. 72-73)
— Review of The Argument from Desire : The 1999 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1999 anthology poetry
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