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, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- The Amorous Cannibali"Suppose I were to eat you", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Mindi"Along this face", single work poetry (p. 2)
- The Figure in the Carpeti"In recapturing awake", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Recollection (for Gwen Harwood)i"Depends on how you scan the map", single work poetry (p. 5)
- The Landlord of Himselfi"Soothing his pang by counting the tiles or slats", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Forgettingi"Your philosophical moth", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Abhorring a Vacuumi"Pearlmother dawn. It is fairly true,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Smart as Paint, or Less (for Tim Bass)i"There are no names", single work poetry (p. 9)
- The Shadow Ministeri"What are the black holes?", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Nubi"Gro-ink. Kopita, kopita, ko-pi-ta...konk.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Hoffmann Drunki"In that she spoke more", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Exit the Playersi"It is over. Self-mortifying Hamlet", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Spirit and Act, or the Last Metroi"The play rips on,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Squibs in the Nick of Timei"Two heads", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Redemptive Heightsi"Beyond Wits'-end a narrow strip of land,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Panopticsi"It was another race", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Good Spirit Bounces Backi"Feeling is chocolate plus the", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Five Easy Pieces : Artichoke The Bits and Pieces : Artichokei"Children's drawings of trees", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Five Easy Pieces : Banana The Bits and Pieces : Bananai"The lordly nutritious banana", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Bits and Pieces : Cityi"When you enter some part of a city", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poets in Winter: New Impulses
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Parnassus Mad Ward: Michael Dransfield and the New Australian Poetry 1990; (p. 31-61) - y 'Stop Laughing! I'm Being Serious' : Three Studies in Seriousness and Wit in Contemporary Australian Poetry Townsville : Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland , 1990 Z230748 1990 single work criticism
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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 -
Variety and Vitality
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 58-59)
— Review of The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry -
Lines of Thought
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 18 April 1986; (p. 431)
— Review of The Amorous Cannibal 1985 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 -
Whistlers
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: PN Review , [49] vol. 12 no. 5 1986; (p. 56)
— Review of The Quarrel with Ourselves and Confession 1984 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry ; A Secret Australia : Selected and New Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 99 1985 periodical issue poetry -
The Particularity of Growing Old
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 February 1986; (p. 14)
— Review of Phantom Dwelling 1985 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry -
High Season : Wallace-Crabbe's Melbourne
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 80 1986; (p. 9-10)
— Review of The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry -
Lines of Thought
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 18 April 1986; (p. 431)
— Review of The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry - y 'Stop Laughing! I'm Being Serious' : Three Studies in Seriousness and Wit in Contemporary Australian Poetry Townsville : Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland , 1990 Z230748 1990 single work criticism
-
Poets in Winter: New Impulses
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Parnassus Mad Ward: Michael Dransfield and the New Australian Poetry 1990; (p. 31-61) -
English `First' For Local Poet
1985
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 19 October 1985; (p. 13)
Awards
- 1985 joint winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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