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A multi-award-winning collection of poetry from Rosemary Dobson.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Three Fatesi"At the instant of drowning he invoked the three sisters.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Flute Musici"Hsi K'ang, preparing himself for death,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Ravines and Firefliesi"Ravines and fireflies haunt me", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Eater of the Pomegranate Seedsi"That girl in a dress like a campanula -", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Rain Foresti"It is a belt about the earth.", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Daily Living : Willowsi"Breaking off a piece of the willow", single work poetry (p. 17-19)
- Daily Living, single work poetry (p. 17-26)
- Daily Living : Waiting for the Postmani"Plums fallen to the ground", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Daily Living : Visitingi"The stick, the fan, the basket, the morning paper,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Daily Living : Taken by Surprisei"Visitors, dazzling in the doorway, fly in from Santiago, Dublin.", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Daily Living : Folding the Sheetsi"You and I will fold the sheets", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Daily Living : The Letteri"I have read the letter", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Daily Living : The Friendi"Her life is an apartment in a city,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Nightmarei"I sit beside the bed where she lies dreaming", single work poetry (p. 26)
- A Letter to Lydiai"I pass your house perhaps every other day", single work poetry (p. 27-32)
- The Continuance of Poetry : Twelve Poems for David Campbell, Rosemary Dobson , sequence poetry (p. 33-46)
- A Good-Byei"We have seen you off as far as the yellow-box-tree", single work poetry (p. 35)
- The Messagesi"When you set out on your long journey", single work poetry (p. 36)
- White Flowersi"White water pours down the hillside", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Exchangesi"When people lend books to each other", single work poetry (p. 38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
No Text is an Island
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 119-121)
— Review of The Island 1984 single work novel ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , April no. 98 1985; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 22 1985; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry -
Another Language
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: PN Review , [47] vol. 12 no. 3 1985; (p. 64-65)
— Review of The Lion's Bride 1981 selected work poetry ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry -
Shapely Poems Show Preoccupation with Past
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 1985; (p. 10)
— Review of The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry
-
No Text is an Island
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: The Phoenix Review , Summer 1986/7 no. 1 1986; (p. 119-121)
— Review of The Island 1984 single work novel ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; The Night Parrot 1984 selected work poetry -
Seeking that Mysterious Movement
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 October vol. 106 no. 5436 1984; (p. 80-81)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Wollongong Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
Slow Tennis : A Poets' Eleven
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 29 no. 4 1985; (p. 71-75)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 97 1984 periodical issue poetry ; A Flag for the Wind 1982 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry ; Canterbury Folk 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Atlantis and Other Islands 1984 selected work poetry -
Imitation and Independence
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn no. 22 1985; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Kommon Sense Poetry Booque 1984 anthology poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall 1984 selected work poetry ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Messages of Things 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night 1984 selected work poetry ; Earth and Solitude 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry -
Shapely Poems Show Preoccupation with Past
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 January 1985; (p. 10)
— Review of The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry -
Rosemary Dobson's Modernist Elegies : A Reading of the Three Fates
1985
single work
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 45 no. 1 1985; (p. 45-53) -
Poet Ponders Until the Time is Ripe
1984
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Age , 8 September 1984; (p. 18) -
From the Past to the Future : The Poetry of Rosemary Dobson
1985
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 44 no. 1 1985; (p. 48-59)
Awards
- 1985 co-winner C.J. Dennis Memorial Poetry Competition
- 1985 joint winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The C. J. Dennis Prize for Poetry
- 1984 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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