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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Dragonfly Tie
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Notes

  • Twenty-seven of the poems in this collection are included in Clothe Yourself in Summer.
  • Dedication: To my old friend who loved poetry - Flight Sergeant Robert Lockyer ('Bobby') Masters: born Tumut, NSW, Australia, March 5, 1921; Australian Air Gunner, 150 RAF Squadron. Killed in action over Germany, March 24, 1945. Buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery - Plot 28, Row C.C1.5.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Wollongong, Wollongong area, Illawarra, South Coast, New South Wales,:Five Islands Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Bellringeri"I have watched the bellringer", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Postmistressi"You see her bounding after", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 9)
Black Snake on a Riverbanki"In repose now, in the sun,", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Village Pubi"They are the gentle prisoners", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Prisonersi"At night the park tugs", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 13-15)
The Hospice on the Hilli"The living at the bottom of the hill", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Jaili"The jail, built 1850, races", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Constable Hermani"God sticks to his boots like mud", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 19)
Loth Farmi"There by the scud and farmland my father,", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 20)
White Butterflies of November White Butterflies of Novemberi"Widow Gribble, a relic", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Vicari"The Vicar of Loth ruminates", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Chess Player [Chessplayer]i"Face pressed tightly in his hands", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Sam Hoole's Subdivision and a Nickel Minei"In that season when the maydukes ripen", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
The Songmani"Sometimes, in a distant valley,", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 28)
Encounter With a Fox When I was 10i"I remember the red fox", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 30)
Headwaters (Loth River 1932)i"All day we followed the spurs", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Bird-Nestingi"Going down the long blathers of childhood,", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 33)
The Wind Searchingi"Going back to origins and the suns", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 34)
The Holidayi"We left before dawn", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 35-37)
Little Screech-Owl with a Broken Wingi"My mother loved that bird.", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 38)
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A Poetic Memoir Traces Childhood and Growing Up Herbert C. Jaffa , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 12 no. 1 1998; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry
Untitled Herbert C. Jaffa , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Scarp , October no. 33 1998; (p. 63-66)
— Review of Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry
Untitled Rudi Krausmann , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Autumn vol. 10 no. 1 1998; (p. 144-147)
— Review of Friendly Street : New Poets : Three Louise Nicholas , Stephen Lawrence , Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Album of Domestic Exiles Andrew Sant , 1997 selected work poetry ; Mending the Dingo Fence and Other Poems Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Her Mother's Arms : A Verse Narrative Stephen Lawrence , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Red Shoes Louise Nicholas , 1997 selected work poetry ; Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry ; Black Swans Peter Lloyd , 1997 selected work poetry
The Seductive Microcosm Jennifer Maiden , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 150 1998; (p. 121-125)
— Review of Friendly Street : New Poets : Three Louise Nicholas , Stephen Lawrence , Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Mending the Dingo Fence and Other Poems Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Her Mother's Arms : A Verse Narrative Stephen Lawrence , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Red Shoes Louise Nicholas , 1997 selected work poetry ; Salt vol. 10 no. 1997 anthology periodical issue short story poetry prose interview ; 50-50 Pamela Brown , 1997 selected work poetry ; On the Reality of Atlantis and Other Poems Michael Dargaville , 1998 selected work poetry ; Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry ; In the Cage of Love's Gradings Martin Langford , 1997 selected work poetry ; Letters from Byron Jim Williams , 1997 selected work correspondence ; The Shadow's Keep John Anderson , 1997 selected work poetry prose ; Working Temple : Poems Caroline Caddy , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Gate Alison Croggon , 1997 selected work poetry ; Filth and Other Poems Hugh Tolhurst , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Book of Possibilities Jill Jones , 1997 selected work poetry ; Dreamtime Beach ...and Other Times : verse about nature, people, places, love and war Arthur Pike , 1996 selected work poetry ; Sun Wind & Diesel Miriel Lenore , 1997 selected work poetry
Singing in Key Michael Costigan , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 193 1997; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry ; A Dwelling Place Peter Nicholson , 1997 selected work poetry prose
The Seductive Microcosm Jennifer Maiden , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 150 1998; (p. 121-125)
— Review of Friendly Street : New Poets : Three Louise Nicholas , Stephen Lawrence , Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Mending the Dingo Fence and Other Poems Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Her Mother's Arms : A Verse Narrative Stephen Lawrence , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Red Shoes Louise Nicholas , 1997 selected work poetry ; Salt vol. 10 no. 1997 anthology periodical issue short story poetry prose interview ; 50-50 Pamela Brown , 1997 selected work poetry ; On the Reality of Atlantis and Other Poems Michael Dargaville , 1998 selected work poetry ; Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry ; In the Cage of Love's Gradings Martin Langford , 1997 selected work poetry ; Letters from Byron Jim Williams , 1997 selected work correspondence ; The Shadow's Keep John Anderson , 1997 selected work poetry prose ; Working Temple : Poems Caroline Caddy , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Gate Alison Croggon , 1997 selected work poetry ; Filth and Other Poems Hugh Tolhurst , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Book of Possibilities Jill Jones , 1997 selected work poetry ; Dreamtime Beach ...and Other Times : verse about nature, people, places, love and war Arthur Pike , 1996 selected work poetry ; Sun Wind & Diesel Miriel Lenore , 1997 selected work poetry
Untitled Rudi Krausmann , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , Autumn vol. 10 no. 1 1998; (p. 144-147)
— Review of Friendly Street : New Poets : Three Louise Nicholas , Stephen Lawrence , Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Album of Domestic Exiles Andrew Sant , 1997 selected work poetry ; Mending the Dingo Fence and Other Poems Richard Hillman , 1997 selected work poetry ; Her Mother's Arms : A Verse Narrative Stephen Lawrence , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Red Shoes Louise Nicholas , 1997 selected work poetry ; Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry ; Black Swans Peter Lloyd , 1997 selected work poetry
Poetic Possibilities D. J. Huppatz , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 57 no. 4 1997-1998; (p. 209-214)
— Review of 100 Elegies for Modernity John Leonard , 1997 selected work poetry ; Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry ; The East Window Phyllis Jager , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Wild Reply Emma Lew , 1997 selected work poetry ; The Book of Possibilities Jill Jones , 1997 selected work poetry
Untitled 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 11 1997; (p. 133)
— Review of Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry
Singing in Key Michael Costigan , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 193 1997; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Dragonfly Tie John Millett , 1997 selected work poetry ; A Dwelling Place Peter Nicholson , 1997 selected work poetry prose
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