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, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Batu Cavesi"A god is dancing on five cobra heads,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- The Corali"Across sienna staghorn plains", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Energies Energiesi"First that flurry of rags,", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Two Sea Eagles (Northwest Island, Capricornia Group)i"A brute, slow-witted monarch on a tree;", single work poetry (p. 5-7)
- The Heartlandi"Always closer than we think, they're coming,", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- The Barbariansi"We've owned all skylines, passed you, embossed shield", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- The Regularsi"Take lead figures pushed across a map", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- From Pozieresi"Wind, drizzle, the big brooms scour Picardy.", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Vinlanders : Erik Thorvaldssoni"I Erik, nicknamed the Red, grown tall", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- The Vinlanders : Leif the Lucky The Vinlanders : Leif Erikssoni"The eldest son of a brave quarrelsome man,", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- The Vinlanders : Thorgisl Orrabeinsfostrii"Crossing in hours that same blue quilt of sea", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- The Vinlanders : Thorfinn Karlsefnii"For this one knew his mind. His life obeyed", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Vinlanders : Gudrid Thorbjornsdaughteri"Serene as morning, oversafe in God,", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- The Vinlanders : Thorhall the Hunteri"Not once, from any source, allowed a surname,", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- The Vinlanders : Thorvald Erikssoni"Thus north in search of the man-despising man-", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- The Vinlanders : Freydis Eriksdaughteri"You'd have them cast in costly silver - big hands,", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- The Vinlanders : Herjolfsness, Greenland, 1540i"We glimpsed a further view, the homes in ruin,", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- The Songs of Ymir : Birthi"So I am the first, the glacier's foetus,", single work poetry (p. 37)
- The Songs of Ymir : First Dreami"Blood and faeces under my fingernails,", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Songs of Ymir : Burii"With bitterness I now remember", single work poetry (p. 39)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Australian Poets After the Revolution of 1968 : Where is My Father?
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 28 no. 6 1984; (p. 21-25) -
The Return of Rhetoric
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , June no. 11 1982; (p. 43-45)
— Review of Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry -
Dressed Like The Enemy
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 August 1981; (p. 16)
— Review of Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry -
Poised Poetry from the Cool School
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 November 1981; (p. 23)
— Review of Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry -
Form : A Poetry Chronicle
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 40 no. 3 1981; (p. 349-360)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse 1981 anthology poetry ; Stalin's Holidays : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Singing at Night 1980 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times 1980 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Country & Eastern : A Featurette 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Division of Anger : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Snow in Summer 1980 selected work poetry ; Among the Living 1980 selected work poetry
-
Form : A Poetry Chronicle
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 40 no. 3 1981; (p. 349-360)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse 1981 anthology poetry ; Stalin's Holidays : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Singing at Night 1980 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times 1980 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Country & Eastern : A Featurette 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Division of Anger : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Snow in Summer 1980 selected work poetry ; Among the Living 1980 selected work poetry -
Poised Poetry from the Cool School
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 21 November 1981; (p. 23)
— Review of Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry -
Dressed Like The Enemy
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 August 1981; (p. 16)
— Review of Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry -
The Return of Rhetoric
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , June no. 11 1982; (p. 43-45)
— Review of Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry -
Australian Poets After the Revolution of 1968 : Where is My Father?
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 28 no. 6 1984; (p. 21-25)
Awards
- 1981 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Poetry
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