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* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Selected Poems 1939-1990 : Introduction, single work criticism biography (p. xv-xxiv)
- Canefieldsi"These green ribbons will not tell you all; but listen-", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Parrotsi"They were peculiar preachers, wise-spoken birds", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Hurricane Lanterni"She might have been the bush pub's slattern,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Iti"It is outside and cannot come", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Old Pianisti"I listened, for old times sake, but - old frame", single work poetry (p. 7)
- To a Farmer, Fencingi"Where hides the spider, mortal or machine,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Songi"Softly the song speaks, stranger from the shadow", single work poetry (p. 9)
- To a Crowi"You're made inquiries at the gate,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Night in the Parki"White moths at the park gate mantling a pale street light", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Belli"I could not bend this mind, this skull-cold mind on mine", single work poetry (p. 13)
- To a Dead Treei"How would you look in a steel-grey suit,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Four Horsesi"Four horses have all day long across the plain", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Going to Bedi"I have disclosed to you one half myself", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Becalmedi"Above and below the ship...deep...blue:", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- The Cat-o'-Nine-Tails'i"Given the cat, it was not only that he ran", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Turnipi"Once weeding, when I pulled a skull", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Sea-Madnessi"The rocks' black sheep grazing beside the sea", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Bride Shipi"Alone I walk again the harbour shore", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Crowi"Perhaps blown over by a hellish wind -", single work poetry (p. 26)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
John Blight : Selected Poems 1939-1990 (1992)
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Readings in Contemporary Australian Poetry 1997; (p. [73]-76) -
Silence Exile Cunning
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1993; (p. 78-85)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1975-90 1992 selected work poetry -
Inquiries at the Gate: the Poetry of John Blight
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , vol. 10 no. 1993; (p. 192-195)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry -
Poetry is Where You Find It
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 63-65)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Heartland 1992 single work novel ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; The Seal Woman 1992 single work novel ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Central Mischief : Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself 1992 selected work prose -
Open, Mixed, and Moving: Recent Australian Poetry
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Summer vol. 67 no. 3 1993; (p. 482-488) Twayne Companion to Contemporary World Literature 2003; (p. 794-801)
— Review of Selected Poems [1990] 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry drama ; New and Selected Poems 1992 selected work poetry
-
Silence Exile Cunning
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 2 1993; (p. 78-85)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1975-90 1992 selected work poetry -
Open, Mixed, and Moving: Recent Australian Poetry
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Summer vol. 67 no. 3 1993; (p. 482-488) Twayne Companion to Contemporary World Literature 2003; (p. 794-801)
— Review of Selected Poems [1990] 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry drama ; New and Selected Poems 1992 selected work poetry -
Poetry is Where You Find It
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 63-65)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry ; Heartland 1992 single work novel ; Fabricating the Self : The Fictions of Jessica Anderson 1996 single work criticism ; The Seal Woman 1992 single work novel ; Poems 1959-1989 1992 selected work poetry ; Central Mischief : Elizabeth Jolley on Writing, Her Past and Herself 1992 selected work prose -
Inquiries at the Gate: the Poetry of John Blight
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , vol. 10 no. 1993; (p. 192-195)
— Review of Selected Poems 1939-1990 1992 selected work poetry -
John Blight : Selected Poems 1939-1990 (1992)
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Readings in Contemporary Australian Poetry 1997; (p. [73]-76) -
After Poetry (15) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : from Modern to Postmodern and Beyond
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 129 1992; (p. 36-42)
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