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A collection of verse, prose-poems and prose-like narrative.
Notes
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Epigraphs:
Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told. - Gide, The ImmortalistAnd if I speak to you outside of what I have written, these marginal comments cannot have the value of what I have written, these marginal comments cannot have the value of the work itself. - Hegel, 'Preface' to the Phenomenology of the Mind
What is not herein described must be guessed. - Spare, The Grimoire of Zos
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Contains verse, prose-poems and prose-like narrative.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Preface (for Helen Williams of Ainslie `If She Wants It')i"Only what prepares it. Novel. Arcana. By five I had", single work poetry (p. 1-58)
- St. Clair, single work poetry (p. 59-84)
- St. Clair : 1 : An Opening Descriptioni"A persistence of winter. Grey storm clouds", single work poetry (p. 63)
- St. Clair : In Which the Last of the Legitimate Patients Considers His Healthi"I am little better. And hardly well.", single work poetry (p. 64)
- St. Clair : A View from a Traini"Merry's letter marked a passage", single work poetry (p. 65)
- St. Clair : The Homunculus Childi"The homunculus child", single work poetry (p. 66)
- 5. St. Clair : A Shorter History of the Insanei"At evening, pigeons gather", single work poetry (p. 67)
- St. Clair : Reveriei"For her a kite's appropriate enough", single work poetry (p. 68)
- 7. St. Clair : The Increasing Difficulty of Silencei"As Warren leant back into the border hedge,", single work poetry (p. 69)
- 8. St. Clair : Reveriei"She enters me, not only", single work poetry (p. 70-71)
- 9. St. Clair : In Which a Patient is Cured of Insanity and a Rainbow Appearsi"Trepping's jaundiced face bobbed. Rocked", single work poetry (p. 72)
- 10. St. Clair : A Letteri"My Dear M____,", single work poetry (p. 73)
- 11. St. Clair : In Which Warren Confides in Sheehani""... by then he couldn't hear.", single work poetry (p. 74)
- 12. St. Clair : In Which There is a Disturbance in Finchley's Roomi"Finchley hadn't slept. Threat is", single work poetry (p. 75)
- 13. St. Clair : On Truthi"Are you listening to these words?", single work poetry (p. 76)
- 14. St. Clair : Inside Two Bedroomsi"In this bedroom this same bed,", single work poetry (p. 77-78)
- 15. St. Clair : In Which Warren's Ex-Wife Might be Seen to Extend the Metaphori""...Because you say it.", single work poetry (p. 79)
- 16. St. Clair : In Which a Number of Decisions are Reachedi"Warren glanced down at his notes.", single work poetry (p. 80-81)
- 17. St. Clair : Finchley Goes Homei"You have to surrender", single work poetry (p. 82)
- 18. St. Clair : A Closing Incidenti"Who accuses us! Who dares", single work poetry (p. 83)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Dual Claim for Dominance
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 February 1991; (p. rev 5)
— Review of St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; Translation 1990 selected work poetry -
Poets - Dead and Alive
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 51 no. 4 1991; (p. 142-151)
— Review of Red Dirt 1991 selected work poetry ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; Caboolture 1990 selected work poetry ; Last Poems 1991 selected work poetry -
The 'Long Poem' Has Not Disappeared...
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , November vol. 1 no. 2 1987; (p. 104-106)
— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 1986 periodical issue novella ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel 1986 sequence novel -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , July vol. 1 no. 7 1986; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Travelling 1986 selected work poetry ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; Boy with a Telescope 1986 selected work poetry ; Washing the Money : Poems with Photographs 1986 selected work poetry -
John A. Scott : On Not Resisting These Poems
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Scripsi , November vol. 4 no. 2 1986; (p. 255-263)
— Review of St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , July vol. 1 no. 7 1986; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Travelling 1986 selected work poetry ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; Boy with a Telescope 1986 selected work poetry ; Washing the Money : Poems with Photographs 1986 selected work poetry -
Poets - Dead and Alive
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 51 no. 4 1991; (p. 142-151)
— Review of Red Dirt 1991 selected work poetry ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; Caboolture 1990 selected work poetry ; Last Poems 1991 selected work poetry -
Ten of the Best : Some Recent Australian Poetry
1986-1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Summer no. 29 1986-1987; (p. 32-40)
— Review of Phantom Dwelling 1985 selected work poetry ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; Travelling 1986 selected work poetry ; Luxury 1985 selected work poetry ; Boy with a Telescope 1986 selected work poetry ; The Bay of Salamis and Other Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Washing the Money : Poems with Photographs 1986 selected work poetry ; The Cloud Passes Over 1986 selected work poetry ; The Twofold Place 1986 selected work poetry ; No Collars No Cuffs 1986 selected work poetry -
Two Poets : Impressive Collections
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 78 1986; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Washing the Money : Poems with Photographs 1986 selected work poetry ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry -
The 'Long Poem' Has Not Disappeared...
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , November vol. 1 no. 2 1987; (p. 104-106)
— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 1986 periodical issue novella ; St Clair : Three Narratives 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel 1986 sequence novel
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