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* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Mind of the Landi"The land's flesh and bone are the time-rusted hills,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Wittecarra Creeki"But for the milk and blood", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Land in Floweri"Flowers foamed by a light wind, a restless tide of flowers,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Trespassi"The bees have swarmed past many gardens,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Nuytsia Floribundai"This tree could only find root", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Geikie Gorgei"We halt our boat and linger, for now", single work poetry (p. 18-21)
- Jarrah Diebacki"Some saplings make for life's turnover,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Floodi"Today the last dying eyes", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Wedgetail Eaglei"His feathers are brown, but there is a darkness", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Jacarandai"One can only imagine", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Madora Bay Morningi"They come from their hardly awakened suburb", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Trees that Change Your Shapei"They are trees that change your shape,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Odalisque with Red Trousersi"Poetry, an inflammable word", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- Nude Descending a Staircasei"Stepping delicately down and down", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- With a Fortune Telleri"Her room is small, the window curtains are drawn.", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- A Writer's Wifei"it is any morning,", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- An Artist's Wife (from Seven Balinese Illuminations)i"Her home is by the sea that seems from where", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- Portrait in Oilsi"My daughter lowers her brush", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- Trampolinei"On her trampoline", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
- Words for a Granddaughteri"We have listened,", single work poetry (p. 46)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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‘The Name Blossomed’: Landscapes, Habitats and the Botanical Poetry of South-West Australia
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Ecocriticism and Cultural Ecology , vol. 2 no. 2013; (p. 26-42) 'Habitat poetry represents the lives of plants, animals and the features of the natural world within their ecological networks. Commonly detailing physical contact with nature, habitat poetry narrates moments in which the senses engage with ecological processes. Additionally, habitat awareness in poetry tends to convey a sense of grappling with scientific discourses. These characterisations of habitat poetry will be articulated in the context of the biodiverse South-West of Western Australia. The works of South-West poets Alec Choate (1915-2010) (Gifts; A Marking; Mind); Andrew Lansdown (1954-); and John Kinsella (1963) (Poems; The New Arcadia) use sensory language to express something about nature and convey the dynamics between science and poetry. The concept of habitat provides an interpretative framework for reading Choate, Lansdown and Kinsella. The three could be described not only as landscape poets but more precisely as habitat poets, a distinction pursued in this discussion.' (Author's abstract)
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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 -
A Difference of Poets : And a New Voice Out of Nowhere
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 90 1987; (p. 30-32)
— Review of The Way Out at Last and Other Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Bitumen Rhino 1986 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; On the Beautiful Trail : poems 1983 selected work poetry -
Award Winning Writers
1986
single work
column
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , July vol. 1 no. 7 1986; (p. 3) -
Childhood Memories Relieve a Dialogue with Death
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 29-30 November 1986; (p. 15)
— Review of A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone 1986 selected work poetry
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A Difference of Poets : And a New Voice Out of Nowhere
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 90 1987; (p. 30-32)
— Review of The Way Out at Last and Other Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Bitumen Rhino 1986 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; On the Beautiful Trail : poems 1983 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 -
Poetry Collections an Uneven Bunch
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , September 1986; (p. 20)
— Review of A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 1986 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks 1985 selected work poetry ; Poetry in Pictures : The Great Barrier Reef 1985 selected work poetry ; Masques 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems 1986 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 31 no. 3 1986; (p. 89-91)
— Review of A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry -
Childhood Memories Relieve a Dialogue with Death
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 29-30 November 1986; (p. 15)
— Review of A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone 1986 selected work poetry -
Award Winning Writers
1986
single work
column
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , July vol. 1 no. 7 1986; (p. 3) -
‘The Name Blossomed’: Landscapes, Habitats and the Botanical Poetry of South-West Australia
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Journal of Ecocriticism and Cultural Ecology , vol. 2 no. 2013; (p. 26-42) 'Habitat poetry represents the lives of plants, animals and the features of the natural world within their ecological networks. Commonly detailing physical contact with nature, habitat poetry narrates moments in which the senses engage with ecological processes. Additionally, habitat awareness in poetry tends to convey a sense of grappling with scientific discourses. These characterisations of habitat poetry will be articulated in the context of the biodiverse South-West of Western Australia. The works of South-West poets Alec Choate (1915-2010) (Gifts; A Marking; Mind); Andrew Lansdown (1954-); and John Kinsella (1963) (Poems; The New Arcadia) use sensory language to express something about nature and convey the dynamics between science and poetry. The concept of habitat provides an interpretative framework for reading Choate, Lansdown and Kinsella. The three could be described not only as landscape poets but more precisely as habitat poets, a distinction pursued in this discussion.' (Author's abstract)
Awards
- 1986 winner Western Australia Week Literary Award — Poetry
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