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Epigraph: ... When you come to know yourselves then you will become known. But if you do not know yourselves, you dwell in poverty, and it is you who are that poverty. The Gospel of Thomas.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Port Melbourne,
South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Heinemann Australia
, 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Brineshrimpi"They have minute faces like walrussed grandpas", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Nuns and the Seai"Two nuns walking beside the sea", single work poetry (p. 4)
- A Festive Poemi"Balanced precariously on the backs of chairs", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Doors for Other Peoplei"Let us take some tea and talk of absurdities.", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Journeyi"The ground mist moves towards us", single work poetry (p. 7)
- The Wrestlersi"Have you ever seen the chinese wrestlers fighting?", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Strangersi"Fingers,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Within Creationi"What are moons", single work poetry (p. 10)
- White is for Innocenti"like inside", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Acquaintancei"We came across each other", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Slanted Worldi"I rose to catch the early morning,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Fire Screeni"Frost on the ground,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Needed Imagei"It was at my house;", single work poetry (p. 15)
- A Round Songi"World,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Half a Facei"Don't move.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Re-Arisali"I speak no word of love", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Reporti""With any chemical", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Crab Meati"We would go down along the creek", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Surprise Attacki"This morning there was", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Tinsheeti"Tinsheet is banging in the wind", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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On Not Being Sylvia
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 7 no. 2 1995; (p. 5-6)
— Review of Pearl and Sea Fed 1994 selected work poetry ; Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry -
Sometimes a Poem is a Darn Good Read
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 141 1995; (p. 86-88)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry -
Continuity and Change
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Winter vol. 5 no. 2 1995; (p. 113-117)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
Fighting War's Many Fronts
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 February 1995; (p. 8A)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; View from the Turret : (World War II) 1994 sequence poetry ; The Life on Water and the Life Beneath 1995 selected work poetry
-
On Not Being Sylvia
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 7 no. 2 1995; (p. 5-6)
— Review of Pearl and Sea Fed 1994 selected work poetry ; Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry -
Clear Eyes and Muddy Palettes
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 39 no. 5 1995; (p. 78-81)
— Review of Night Rainbows 1994 selected work poetry ; Our Houses Are Full of Smoke 1994 selected work poetry ; View from the Turret : (World War II) 1994 sequence poetry ; South China 1994 selected work poetry ; Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; Burning Swans 1994 selected work poetry ; Coming Up for Light 1994 selected work poetry ; West of Krakatoa : Poems 1994 selected work poetry ; Fireworks and Sparrows : Selected Poems 1994 selected work poetry ; Language of the Icons 1993 selected work poetry -
Treasury from Word-Rich Poet of Oz
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 16 January 1995; (p. 26)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1994 selected work poetry -
Fighting War's Many Fronts
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 February 1995; (p. 8A)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; View from the Turret : (World War II) 1994 sequence poetry ; The Life on Water and the Life Beneath 1995 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 168 1995; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Flying the Coop : New and Selected Poems 1972-1994 1994 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
"Vital Organ with Strings Attached" : The Poetry of Rhyll McMaster
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 55 no. 4 1995-1996; (p. 14-20)
Awards
- 1995 joint winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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