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Notes
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Dedication: For my mother and father
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Quasimodo's Bellsi"To announce the morning, Quasimodo", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Dreaming in Stonei"I have a friend who dreams in stone,", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Robert Penn Warren's Booki"Robert Penn Warren's book", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Hay Carting at Coolamon : Stookingi"Sheaves of hay stacked", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Hay Carting at Coolamon : Sparrow Hawksi"Where there is cut hay", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Hay Carting at Coolamon : Haystacki"You build a haystack like anything else,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Hay Carting at Coolamon : Contractorsi"It's widely accepted among certain circles", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- The Poetry of Gestationi"My father stands alone outside", single work poetry (p. 9)
- In Case You Didn't See the Signi"In case you didn't see the sign, this is a shoes off house.", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Sandstorm, Negev Deserti"The sandstorm announced itself on the Sabbath.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Cycle of the Animali"Splintering a sheet of ice with my heel,", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Jesus Baptisedi"It was not an exceptional occasion:", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Heraklioni"In these barren hills, time is chronicled sadly", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Clowns in Transiti"The tinker boys unsling their coats,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Jack and the Beanstalki"Early morning windows let the world in.", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Body Language, Hills and Dovei"She looks along the length of her body", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Poem for Johni"John walked away one afternoon,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Ghosts of a Cartoon Lifei"In a backyard lonely with my grandfather's absence,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- God Is With Me as I Write This Downi"God is with me as I write this down,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Fuguing on the Bridge with Moneti"I'm out here again Claude, on this rickety bridge", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Reviews
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Studio : A Journal of Christians Writing , Winter no. 51 1993; (p. 36)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 36 no. 1 1991; (p. 92-93)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry -
Poetry of Acute Visual Observation - Reviewer Envious!
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 14 no. l 1991; (p. 122)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , May vol. 5 no. 5 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , November vol. 1 no. 2 1990; (p. 8)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , May vol. 5 no. 5 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Redoubt , November no. 7-8 1989; (p. 157-159)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry -
Between Convention and Innovation
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 120 1990; (p. 22-23)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry ; Schoolgirls at Borobudur 1990 selected work poetry -
Poets of Richness and Variety
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 February 1990; (p. B4)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry ; The Shed Manifesto : Poems 1989 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , November vol. 1 no. 2 1990; (p. 8)
— Review of Dreaming in Stone 1989 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1990 winner Harri Jones Memorial Prize
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