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Available as a sound recording (read by the author).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Pymble,
Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Jillarooi"She's driving through the back country night,", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- The Meaningi"Last night a pair of eyes", single work poetry (p. 5-7)
- Bucolicai""A paddock is a poem," wrote the man,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Land Itselfi"Beyond all arguments there is the land itself,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- A House in the Countryi"The first we knew about this hidden force", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- A Decaying Formi"This afternoon, walking along the creek,", single work poetry (p. 12-14)
- The Drinkersi"All around the dam, sentry spaced,", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- A Bird of Preyi"When that brown goshawk sliced past", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Midday Horizoni"The summer's worn-out paddocks", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Snake in the Department Storei"Two farm boys riding bikes along a track", single work poetry humour (p. 19-21)
- Spotlightingi"With our big spotlight swivelling", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Woman with an Axei"She sits on the splitting-block", single work poetry (p. 24-27)
- The Exploding Snakei"The red-bellied black snake", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Nocturnali"On summer nights,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- An Image of the Murrayi"On a summer day in nineteen fifty-eight", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Two Dogsi"The smell of fox is as strong as burnt hair.", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Those Yabbiesi"All that day the bulldozer ground back and forth", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- The Creeki"Boc! The empty tinnie", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- The Incident Roomi"We're gathering information, different approaches,", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Her First Poemi"She writes with patience", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76) Discusses works by six Australian poets who have found themselves suffering from cancer, a form of poetry which has been termed 'Autopathography'. -
'Things Happen...' in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 75-79) -
Vulnerable Landscapes: Pastoral in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
2001
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 26-30) -
Pure Description : On the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 49-62) -
An Epilogue
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: A Working Forest : Selected Prose 1997; (p. 400-402)
— Review of Things Happen 1995 selected work poetry
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Poet, Male, Getting on a Bit
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 68 1996; (p. 16-26)
— Review of Skinning Time 1996 selected work poetry ; Things Happen 1995 selected work poetry ; The Honeymoon Snaps 1996 selected work poetry ; Halfway to Eden 1996 selected work poetry ; Mermaid : Poems and Illustrations 1996 selected work poetry ; The Streets Aren't for Dreamers 1995 selected work poetry ; Six Improvisations on the River, and, A Song of Praise 1995 selected work poetry -
Lives of Poetry Come to Life
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 10 no. 2 1996; (p. 156-157)
— Review of The Honeymoon Snaps 1996 selected work poetry ; Things Happen 1995 selected work poetry -
My Dreams, I Only Put Them Down for a Minute
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 December 1995; (p. 9)
— Review of Things Happen 1995 selected work poetry -
My Dreams, I Only Put Them Down for a Minute
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 40 no. 1-2 1996; (p. 115-116)
— Review of Things Happen 1995 selected work poetry -
A Poetry Rich with Art and Courage
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 April 1996; (p. C9)
— Review of Things Happen 1995 selected work poetry -
Pure Description : On the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 49-62) -
On Philip Hodgin's things happen
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Salt , vol. 8 no. 1996; (p. 32-36) -
'Things Happen...' in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 75-79) -
"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76) Discusses works by six Australian poets who have found themselves suffering from cancer, a form of poetry which has been termed 'Autopathography'. -
Doggerel and Grace: Australian Poetry in the Mid-'90s
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Cordite : Poetry and Poetics Review , no. 1 1997; (p. 2,3,4,5,7,9,11)
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