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Dedication: For David
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Carlton South,
Parkville - Carlton area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Sisters Publishing
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Song of the Humpback Whalesi"From oceans huge with time the whales surface", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Jonah's Wifei"A likely story, she said", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Living with Auntsi"Passed to two maiden aunts, the quiet child", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- The Alienisti"He is clever; he is", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Bats at Nightfalli"They came at the appointed hour, at dusk,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Family Autocrati"His words spit rounds of fire,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Puzzlei"We sat night-through positioning the pieces:", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Decisioni"Now hard reason grips", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Camelliai"A man's choice, neither", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Vowi"Till death do part us : in her mind the words", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Detour to a Dead-Endi"Leaning away", single work poetry (p. 15)
- A Looking Forward and Backi"and there is a blazing of columned trees, bronze", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Feveri"In fever the mind's clear", single work poetry (p. 17)
- At the Supermarketi"- How to foreknow", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Windi"Dissevered gusts", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Couplei"On Thursdays I cleaned for them;", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Fairy Penguin (Aboriginal Rock Carving)i"Alone she has captured movement, her shoulders", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Facing Blindnessi"Dull clouds intensify,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Double Funerali"She watched her mother die, seeing the last", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The E.E.G.i"Spilling obliquely", single work poetry (p. 25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Luxury of Dreaming
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Angry Women : An Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1989; (p. 81-87) -
Review
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Luna , no. 14 1982; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse 1981 selected work poetry -
Poetry, Portraits with Pendant Skill
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 42 no. 3 1982; (p. 348-360)
— Review of The Members of the Orchestra and Other Poems 1981 anthology poetry ; Changed into Words : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Most Beautiful World : Fictions and Sermons 1981 selected work poetry ; Testimony 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Young St Poets Anthology 1981 anthology poetry ; High Rise Sniper 1981 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse 1981 selected work poetry ; Crystal Dalmation 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; The Oversexed Canary 1981 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Addiction to False Landscapes 1981 selected work 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 ; Orange Blizzard 1982 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry
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Poetry, Portraits with Pendant Skill
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 42 no. 3 1982; (p. 348-360)
— Review of The Members of the Orchestra and Other Poems 1981 anthology poetry ; Changed into Words : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Most Beautiful World : Fictions and Sermons 1981 selected work poetry ; Testimony 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Young St Poets Anthology 1981 anthology poetry ; High Rise Sniper 1981 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse 1981 selected work poetry ; Crystal Dalmation 1981 selected work poetry short story ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; The Oversexed Canary 1981 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Addiction to False Landscapes 1981 selected work 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 ; Orange Blizzard 1982 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry -
Review
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: Luna , no. 14 1982; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Song of the Humpback Whales : Selected Verse 1981 selected work poetry -
The Luxury of Dreaming
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Angry Women : An Anthology of Australian Women's Writing 1989; (p. 81-87)
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