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y separately published work icon Mysteries : Poems 1989-91 selected work   poetry   humour  
Is part of WHA Poetry series - publisher
  • Author:agent Jamie Grant http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/grant-jamie
Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 Mysteries : Poems 1989-91
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Heinemann , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
His Nibsi"Round-boled, the eucalyptus tree", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Sawdusti"A weekday morning, in the leaf-coiffure suburbs.", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 3-9)
A Walk in My Father's Garden in 1968i"I was only nineteen years old, the age", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 10-17)
Abroadi"Winter-stripped elm branches;", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 18)
Mysteriesi"All that is solid melts into air, wrote", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 19-24)
Sistersi"My two cousins, who are sisters,", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 25-27)
Mythologyi"At the public swimming pool,", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 28)
The Windsurfersi"Their sails out on the bay", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Historyi"This is the lesson no-one forgets", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 31)
The Sentencei"A glass of water and a paperback", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Epigram: A Fatted Calfi"This woman has been said", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 34)
Eggshellsi"Awake at once; and the sun seemed to leap", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 35-40)
Study in Greyi"At the edge of the reservoir, the frogs", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 41)
A Good Deedi"The red-whiskered bulbul", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 42-46)
Ballade of the Unhappy Golferi"He hangs his head as if some dredge", Jamie Grant , single work poetry humour (p. 47)
The Brumbiesi"The last few yards of climbing were through snow.", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 48-51)
The Yellow Envelopei"Autumn has come, with its mortal signs.", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 52)
Winter Windowsi"Mud pools reflect an asphalt-coloured sky,", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 53-54)
A Flock of Pigeonsi"The pigeons on the roof", Jamie Grant , single work poetry (p. 55-57)
Davidi"In a Florentine museum", Jamie Grant , single work poetry humour (p. 58)
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