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Notes
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Published posthumously.
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Dedication: For Joan
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Springwood,
Blue Mountains,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Butterfly Books
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Paraphrase on Treesi"I think that I shall never speak", single work poetry (p. 1)
- We are the Small Lettersi"One song and many singers", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Cigarettei"Red bead glowing in the dark,", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Christopher Columbus : The Orinocoi"We die of thirst, Sire!", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Christopher Columbus : The Current Sets Away from Paradisei"Being opposed in a contentious matter", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Buttonsi"He gave us a sermon on what we have done", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Butterflyi"Whenever I peep", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Burial of a Craftsmani"Hard to decide what is rightfully ours", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Lizardi"Yes, I'll stop for a snake", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Blue-Tonguei"A yellow lizard", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Anchoritei"My clochan clothes me around", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Marked Fishi"`Someone,' he said, `has double-crossed me.'", single work poetry (p. 7-9)
- Canoe to San Domingoi"I, Diego Mendez,", single work poetry (p. 10-46)
- Post Scripti"When I am dead", single work poetry (p. 47)
- Haystacks and Limestonei"Sheep nibble at", single work poetry (p. 48)
- Gothici"When on that dreadful trial morn", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- Tractori"Dragging an iron rake", single work poetry (p. 49)
- Harei"He comes loping across the flat from the direction of", single work poetry (p. 49-50)
- Shoesi"I don't know what it is the sea does", single work poetry (p. 50)
- Pinesi"Cones exploding sharply in the heat?...", single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Mudrooroo Narogin and William Hart Smith
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 302-305) 'The Garden of Gethsemane aptly conveys a predominant mood the latest collection of poems by Mudrooroo (formerly Mudrooroo Narogin and earlier, Colin Johnson).— Mudrooroo's book titles, like his name changes, chart the vagaries of his concerns with perception and Identity. His superb first novels brought him to notice, even fame. Wildcat Falling and Dr Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World respectively chronicle contemporary times and the period of European contact in Tasmania.' (Introduction)
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The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Summer (1994-1995) no. 57 1994; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose ; Standing with Friends 1992 selected work poetry -
Abiding Things
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 37 no. 9 1993; (p. 86-88) Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter/Spring no. 63-64 1996; (p. 80-85)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose ; Standing with Friends 1992 selected work poetry -
Hart-Smith : Plain Diction and Imagistic Precision
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1992; (p. 98-101)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose
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Forerunner of Much Contemporary Australian Poetry
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 November 1991; (p. C10)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago , April vol. 4 no. 1 1992; (p. 113-114)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose -
Abiding Things
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 37 no. 9 1993; (p. 86-88) Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter/Spring no. 63-64 1996; (p. 80-85)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose ; Standing with Friends 1992 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Summer (1994-1995) no. 57 1994; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose ; Standing with Friends 1992 selected work poetry -
Hart-Smith : Plain Diction and Imagistic Precision
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1992; (p. 98-101)
— Review of Hand to Hand : A Garnering : With Uncollected Poems and Essays On His Life and Work 1991 selected work poetry prose -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Mudrooroo Narogin and William Hart Smith
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 302-305) 'The Garden of Gethsemane aptly conveys a predominant mood the latest collection of poems by Mudrooroo (formerly Mudrooroo Narogin and earlier, Colin Johnson).— Mudrooroo's book titles, like his name changes, chart the vagaries of his concerns with perception and Identity. His superb first novels brought him to notice, even fame. Wildcat Falling and Dr Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World respectively chronicle contemporary times and the period of European contact in Tasmania.' (Introduction)
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