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'Reprinted in full are her three books: Ritual Shift (1976), Earth Hold (1978), and the virtually unknown Mud Hut (1979). Also included are the long prose poem and a brilliant, poetically conceived radio play, Razorback Mountain Journey.' Back cover publisher's blurb. The volume also includes Koan (1976) and Uncollected Poems.
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Introduction by Judith Rodriguez (xi-xxxi). Includes extensive biographical information about Rankin. Rodriguez comments in the Acknowledgements (xxxiii) that the author's husband, David Rankin, was 'my most consistent informant about Jennifer Rankin's writing life, and my principal source for the dating of poems.'
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Collected Poems, single work criticism biography (p. xi-xxxi)
- Mainland Eyesi"Two miles out and the island. Glistening.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Thatchi"Wind. In over the ridge.", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Ring Roadi"At midday the shock of blue water", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Ritual Shifti"For one full day we had been watching.", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Old Circlesi"Red berries wiping rain at the window", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Soft Tracki"The track peeled off from that morning's rim", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Williamstowni"The thin brown house waits with me", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Songi"Wash the air with voices tonight", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Westi"He tied a knot", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Poem for Hans Arpi"For a week the wind has had its way", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Transparenciesi"The child", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Night Ridei"They came, two dealers in the dark", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Last Windi"An unborn moon shall watch in the heat of the day", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Patongai"All week", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Musei"Space seems so much more correct", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Daub Walli"Tonight I am nudged by the fire into another place.", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Seasonal Movei"All night waiting", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Green Ashi"Dreaming of that place I wake.", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Koan (1976)i"I have been searching for some days now. I think. Although that", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76) Discusses works by six Australian poets who have found themselves suffering from cancer, a form of poetry which has been termed 'Autopathography'. -
Poetry Comes in Many Shapes...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 154-156)
— Review of God in the Afternoon : Selected Poetry and Fiction of Griffith Watkins 1990 selected work poetry short story ; Twenty-Five Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Sleep Tight Baby 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Principia Gondwana 1992 selected work poetry ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
An Uneasy Personal Mythology
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , March vol. 3 no. 1 1991; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
A Painter's Precision of Observation
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 14 no. l 1991; (p. 108-109)
— Review of Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Art Versus Politics
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 9 no. 4 1991; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Randolph Stow : Visitants, Episodes from Other Novels, Poems, Stories, Interviews, and Essays 1990 selected work novel poetry extract short story prose interview criticism ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Olga Masters Reporting Home : Her Writings as a Journalist 1990 selected work prose criticism
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Poetry Comes in Many Shapes...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 154-156)
— Review of God in the Afternoon : Selected Poetry and Fiction of Griffith Watkins 1990 selected work poetry short story ; Twenty-Five Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Sleep Tight Baby 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Holocaust Island 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry ; Principia Gondwana 1992 selected work poetry ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
Art Versus Politics
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 9 no. 4 1991; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Randolph Stow : Visitants, Episodes from Other Novels, Poems, Stories, Interviews, and Essays 1990 selected work novel poetry extract short story prose interview criticism ; Sheep and the Diva : Stories 1990 selected work short story ; Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Marriages 1990 selected work short story ; David Malouf : Johnno, Short Stories, Poems, Essays and Interview 1990 selected work novel poetry short story prose criticism biography interview ; Olga Masters Reporting Home : Her Writings as a Journalist 1990 selected work prose criticism -
Jennifer Rankin: A Poet of Significance
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 August 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Memories Stitched Together Skilfully
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 September 1990; (p. 7)
— Review of Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Poet of the Push Was a `Free' Spirit
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sunday Herald , 7 October 1990; (p. 32)
— Review of Collected Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76) Discusses works by six Australian poets who have found themselves suffering from cancer, a form of poetry which has been termed 'Autopathography'. -
After Poetry (8) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 122 1991; (p. 55-59)
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