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Most of these poems have been selected from the eight smaller volumes of poetry by Marjorie Pizer published between 1967 and 1982. They are not in chronological order. The last section contains new poems previously unpublished.
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Dedication:
To the artists, now dead,
who were the black sheep of my family:
my cousin, Nancy Fryberg, singer,
and my great uncle, Miles Evergood, painter,
who, as I grew up, gave me music, painting, acceptance
and the outlook of an artist.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Pinchgut Press
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Scatter Your Words Like Seedsi"Cast your words into the air-", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Destinyi"Who could have known my destiny when I was born?", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Let Poems be Borni"Let poetry come sliding into my mind -", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Winter Stormi"Tonight the winter storm", single work poetry (p. 17)
- When I Look at My Bedi"When I look at my bed", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Sizei"When I lie with my head on your breast", single work poetry (p. 19)
- A Gifti"I ran over the long sandhill", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Going Homei"We are driving through the night", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Lovei"Loving you is so strange and intense", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Lying in My Bedi"Lying in my bed", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Lakeside Holidayi"Stillness of the morning,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Sea Timei"I awake with the sound of the sea in my ears", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Day's Endi"At the late end of the summer's day", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Navy Exercise, Balmoral Beachi"Seven black frogmen ran along the beach", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Garden of Remembrancei"Walk quickly past the roses,", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Young Man Deadi"It is a beautiful night, warm and still.", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Untitledi"I wrote a poem on the sand today;", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Funerali"Wattle and almond blossoms picked from home", single work poetry (p. 31)
- The Everlasting Seai"As I sit by the mighty ocean", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Collaroy Beachi"Here I am, this sunny morning,", single work poetry (p. 33)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Hymns to the Optic Nerve: On Robert Gray and His Poetry
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 54-58) -
The Soul's Dark Cottage
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Aussie Wog 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
High and Low : Ranges of New Poetry
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 99 1985; (p. 70-72)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai 1984 selected work poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall 1984 selected work poetry ; The Day the River 1984 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Pillows on the Thorn 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; The Truth about Unicorns 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry ; Statues Don't Bleed 1984 selected work poetry
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High and Low : Ranges of New Poetry
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 99 1985; (p. 70-72)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai 1984 selected work poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall 1984 selected work poetry ; The Day the River 1984 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Pillows on the Thorn 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; The Truth about Unicorns 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry ; Statues Don't Bleed 1984 selected work poetry -
The Soul's Dark Cottage
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Aussie Wog 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
Hymns to the Optic Nerve: On Robert Gray and His Poetry
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 54-58)
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