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* Contents derived from the
Armidale,
Armidale area,
New England,
New South Wales,:Kardoorair Press
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Rain at Gunn Pointi"It is raining at Gunn Point: from Arnhem Land", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Razor Wirei"Nothing speaks as eloquently as razor wire", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Death in Custodyi"And if there is a dignity in death, he did not find it:", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Radio Watchi"By three a.m. the voices have fallen silent:", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Requestsi""this one is for the boys from Port Keats..."", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Techniquesi"To kill frogs which clamber on the walls", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Musteri"After breakfast they muster in the yard,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Fortsi"Across the northern coastline the ruined forts", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Editorial, Sunday Territoriani"Let us be brutally honest, as citizens", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Snapshotsi"Anxious not to offend his loud hosts, Sasaki Minoru", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Foresti"The trees crowd to my window.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Sand Paintingsi"The beach is speckled with the footprints", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Storytellersi"Silver and mauve, the ramparts of the clouds", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Dry Seasoni"The wind from the heart of the empty lands", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Flying Foxi"Crucified on the powerlines, wingtip to tip", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Fishi"I have no name for them, the long silver fish", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Wallabyi"In the brief twilight, she ghosts in from the scrub,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Sea Wasps, Lee Pointi"The men from Kalymnos fish these waters", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Frogsi"All night long one tribe or another is at it,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Great Toadi"Alone at the base of the great abyss,", single work poetry (p. 24)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Nowhere Safe from Poetry
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 84-85)
— Review of Confessions of a Corinthian : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon 1990 selected work poetry ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems 1991 selected work poetry -
[Review] Poetry 1991
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , October vol. 1 no. 13 1991; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry drama ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon 1990 selected work poetry ; Malabata 1991 single work autobiography novel ; Falling up into Verse : (A Poetic Treatise or Handbook [Survival Manual] for Live Poets, Aspiring Poets, and Students of Poetry, Down Under) 1989 single work criticism ; The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Orpheus 1991 selected work poetry -
Non-Fiction Reviews Outnumber Fiction
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 May 1991; (p. 23)
-
Nowhere Safe from Poetry
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 36 no. 3 1992; (p. 84-85)
— Review of Confessions of a Corinthian : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon 1990 selected work poetry ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems 1991 selected work poetry -
[Review] Poetry 1991
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , October vol. 1 no. 13 1991; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry drama ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon 1990 selected work poetry ; Malabata 1991 single work autobiography novel ; Falling up into Verse : (A Poetic Treatise or Handbook [Survival Manual] for Live Poets, Aspiring Poets, and Students of Poetry, Down Under) 1989 single work criticism ; The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Orpheus 1991 selected work poetry -
Non-Fiction Reviews Outnumber Fiction
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 May 1991; (p. 23)
Awards
- 1991 commended ASAL Awards — Mary Gilmore Award for a First Book of Poetry
- 1990 winner Jessie Litchfield Award for Literature
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