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Notes
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Dedication: for Ruth
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger
,Golvan Arts
, 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sisyphusi"I choose my boulders carefully,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Letter to a Child of the Futurei"You asked me once about insanity,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Likely Eventsi"We sit near the crossing where two streets collide", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- What Mattersi"The old roof creaking in the rain", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Old Song (for Mal Morgan)i"He wrestles the wind like a skater struggling uphill", single work poetry (p. 15)
- German China in Time of Peacei"Berlin by night. The boys and girls are dancing", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Capabilitiesi"The disappointment at the heart of the apple", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Miscostruzionei"The doddery old Venice blind", single work poetry (p. 19)
- After a Meeting of the Mahler Society, Melbourne, 1952 (for Walter Adamson)i"Watching the children, he observes", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Anchises Beari"He sits behind his lines", single work poetry (p. 21)
- An Alchemyi"Quite early on he had made his peace with the creatures,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- On the Theology of Antsi"Picture an insect", single work poetry satire (p. 24)
- Hopkins Observes a Vagabond (Dublin, 1889)i"The willows encircle", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Tom Eliot, Beached on Utopia, Deconstructs His Predicamenti"Please understand: there is no ultimate", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Quadrilateral : A Journey : I : Sea Visioni"Recurring dream: I stand", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- Quadrilateral : A Journey : II : The Rocki"`Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Rock.", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Quadrilateral : A Journey : III : From the Airi"Well, Mercury's ascending,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- Quadrilateral : A Journey : IV : Trial by Firei"So, the treachery of words,", single work poetry (p. 33-35)
- Over the Road and Under the Housei"I was remembering", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- From the Carriage (for Philip Hodgins)i"The observer's face is the ghost of a sunlined cheek", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Notes on Notes
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guide , June vol. 3 no. 3 1994; (p. 8)
— Review of Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry -
A Head-Jog
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 134 1994; (p. 46-49)
— Review of Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry -
Alex Skovron : An Intelligent Conversation
Amanda Wilson
(interviewer),
1993
single work
criticism
biography
interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 149 1993; (p. 44-45) -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August/September vol. 8 no. 7 1993; (p. 12)
— Review of Full Fathom Five 1993 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry -
People of the Book
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 5 February vol. 59 no. 19 1993; (p. 6)
— Review of Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August/September vol. 8 no. 7 1993; (p. 12)
— Review of Full Fathom Five 1993 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry -
Writer and Reader
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 53 no. 3 1993; (p. 161-166)
— Review of Flight of Koalas 1993 selected work poetry ; Dancing on the Drainboard 1993 selected work poetry ; Apropos of Nothing 1993 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry -
Contexts and Preoccupations
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 12 no. 3 1993; (p. 49-50)
— Review of Henry Kendall : Poetry, Prose and Selected Correspondence 1993 selected work prose poetry correspondence ; Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry ; The Distribution of Voice 1993 selected work poetry ; The Sea Coast of Bohemia : Literary Life in Sydney's Roaring Twenties 1992 single work criticism -
After Poetry 16, a Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : Back to Basics
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 130 1993; (p. 61-66)
— Review of Dancing on the Drainboard 1993 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees 1992 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry ; Mother Waits for Father Late 1992 selected work poetry -
Magic from a Melting Pot
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 March 1993; (p. rev 12)
— Review of Sirocco Days 1993 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees 1992 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes 1992 selected work poetry -
Decency of the Civilised Individual
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 10 December vol. 60 no. 13 1993; (p. 6) -
Alex Skovron : An Intelligent Conversation
Amanda Wilson
(interviewer),
1993
single work
criticism
biography
interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 149 1993; (p. 44-45) -
After Poetry (17) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : the Unknown
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 131 1993; (p. 42-48)
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