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1991
The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989
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Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Europei"Just as stone will not outlast", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Empire of Grassi"There are times when I dream of an empire of grass", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- The Great Museumi"There are museums and museums. The largest one I know commands", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Boys on a Bridgei"Two boys are standing on a small wooden bridge. As they look", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Australiai"I breathe the air of another country", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Australian Poetryi"The lines I've come to prefer", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Casuali"Imagine a bearded man", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- The Painteri"We see him first as a young boy", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Girl With a Bucketi"The picture is almost too simple:", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Figure at Windowi"On a cool autumn morning", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Untitledi"Although my even breath", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Untitledi"When I heard that sound", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Untitledi"There are transparent fish", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Untitledi"When the new moon shed", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Untitledi"If the moon's a hole", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Untitledi"In the great silence", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Untitledi"Tide, and moon", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Untitledi"At each appearance", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Untitledi"The night spread out its wings.", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Untitledi"Though it rises above", single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Loving Things More, or Loving Only Things
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 36 no. 1-2 1992; (p. 111-112)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry ; Persona Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry -
Poetry Comes in Many Shapes...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 154-156)
— Review of God in the Afternoon : Selected Poetry and Fiction of Griffith Watkins 1990 selected work poetry short story ; Twenty-Five Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Sleep Tight Baby 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Principia Gondwana 1992 selected work poetry ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
Anger, Wit an Intriguing Mix from Thorne
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 13 April 1991; (p. 20) -
Fullness and Frugality
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 124 1991; (p. 83-85)
— Review of The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems 1991 selected work poetry -
Deft and Playful or Bullying
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 130 1991; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Being Determined 1990 selected work poetry ; Fine Line no. 8 December 1990 periodical issue ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry
-
Poetry Comes in Many Shapes...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 154-156)
— Review of God in the Afternoon : Selected Poetry and Fiction of Griffith Watkins 1990 selected work poetry short story ; Twenty-Five Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Sleep Tight Baby 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Principia Gondwana 1992 selected work poetry ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
Small Packages Yield an Unexpected Wealth
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 April 1991; (p. rev 4)
— Review of This Goes With That : Selected Poems 1970-1990 1991 selected work poetry ; Paper Weight 1991 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry -
High Shelf of the Intellect
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 August 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of Orpheus 1991 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Anthology of Australian Religious Poetry 1986 anthology poetry -
Sharp, Vivid Poems Explore Ideas with Almost Visual Clarity
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 August 1991; (p. C8)
— Review of Confessions of a Corinthian : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; The History of Colour : Poems 1991 selected work poetry -
An Island in the Sky - Poems of the Artist as Observer
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 June 1991; (p. 4)
— Review of Red Dirt 1991 selected work poetry ; Paper Weight 1991 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; The History of Colour : Poems 1991 selected work poetry -
Anger, Wit an Intriguing Mix from Thorne
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 13 April 1991; (p. 20)
Awards
- 1992 joint winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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