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* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Transposition of Clermonti"After the Big Flood, we elected", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Febi"Seedy drytime Feb,", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- March : Masculeene, Cried the Bullsi"Bang! it was autumn,", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- April : the Idyll Wheeli"And so we've come right round the sun", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- The Liberated Plaguei"So it's back to window shopping", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Two Rainsi"Our farm is in the patched blue overlap", single work poetry (p. 11)
- To the Soviet Americansi"The working class, the working class,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Low Down Sandcastle Bluesi"You can't have everything, I said as we drank tea.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Prefacei"An east-running valley where two hooded creeks make junction", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- The Emerald Dovei"We ought to hang cutout hawk shapes", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Cave Divers Near Mount Gambieri"Chenille-skinned people are counting under the countryside", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Tin Wash Dishi"Lank poverty, dank poverty", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Inverse Transportsi"Two hundred years, and the bars", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The Billionsi"At the whizz of a door screen", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- The Narrabri Reservationi"On the road to the Nandewars", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- The Up-to-Date Scarecrow (for Melissa Gordon)i"With my mouldy felt hat and my coat pinned shut", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Cows on Killing Dayi"All me are standing on feed. The sky is shining.", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- The Pole Barnsi"Unchinked log cabins, empty now, or stuffed with hay", single work poetry humour (p. 29-30)
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The 1812 Overture at Topkapi Sarayi"The Rosary in Turkish, and prayers for the Sultan.",
single work
poetry
From the royal palace at Topkapi Saray the mother of the Sultan concludes her prayers and reads a letter from her son about his treaty with the Czar to combine forces against Napoleon.
- From the Other Hemispherei"To stoop and insert", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Singing in the Wilderness
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Washington Post Book World , 23 May 1993; (p. 11)
— Review of Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Of Cows and Chaucer
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Boston Globe , 21 March 1993;
— Review of Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Quest, Discovery, and Invention...
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 6 no. 2 1992; (p. 158-159)
— Review of Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
A Hat Trick
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry Review (Supplement to Australian Book Review) 1992; (p. 16)
— Review of Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Bone Scan 1988 selected work poetry ; Cap and Bells : The Poetry of Francis Webb 1991 selected work poetry drama extract -
Les A. Murray
Barbara Williams
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Westerly , Winter vol. 37 no. 2 1992; (p. 45-56) In Other Words : Interviews with Australian Poets 1998; (p. 125-141, notes 275-276) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 45)
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Poems from the Centre, Poems from the Edge
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 November 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990 selected work prose review autobiography criticism essay ; Children's Games 1990 selected work poetry ; Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Theology, Ideology and Design
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 126 1990; (p. 6-7)
— Review of Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990 selected work prose review autobiography criticism essay ; Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Hiccups in the Clockwork of Poetry
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 July 1991; (p. 8)
— Review of Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990 selected work prose review autobiography criticism essay ; Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Les Murray and the Unseen Opponent
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 51 no. 2 1991; (p. 319-330)
— Review of Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990 selected work prose review autobiography criticism essay ; Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Orchestral Manoeuvres
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , January no. 84 1991; (p. 21-22)
— Review of Blocks and Tackles : Articles and Essays 1982 to 1990 1990 selected work prose review autobiography criticism essay ; Dog Fox Field : Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Book Notes [6 July 1991]
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 6 July 1991; (p. 41) -
The False Origin: Australian Poetry 1988-90
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , December no. 8 1992; (p. 156-164) -
Les A. Murray
Barbara Williams
(interviewer),
1992
single work
interview
biography
— Appears in: Westerly , Winter vol. 37 no. 2 1992; (p. 45-56) In Other Words : Interviews with Australian Poets 1998; (p. 125-141, notes 275-276) The AustLit Anthology of Criticism 2010; (p. 45) -
Man of Might Belongs in Poetry Superleague
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 April 1990; (p. B10) -
Literary London [1-2 December 1990]
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 December 1990; (p. rev 6)
Awards
- 1991 winner NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Turnbull Fox Phillips Poetry Prize
- 1991 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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