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Dedication: To Graziella Bindi and to the owners of La Casella: Miriam, Heather and Peter. For the gift of a second language, and much more besides.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger
, 1983 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Greek Island, Summeri"Cliffs baked like fissured scones.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- St Titus's (Heraklion)i"The chandelier's motionless plumbline", single work poetry (p. 12-14)
- Greek Hillsi"The goat-summers are over, the eternal noons", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Lame Statuei"He has known Christ", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Ios Beachi"A beach slope", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Homer's Grave, Iosi"A barren island, said the guide. I looked:", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Cliffs at Sounioni"Utter economy of shape and sound", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Santorinii"An island with its centre blasted out.", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Tour of Atlantis, sequence poetry (p. 21-24)
- Modern Thirai"Giant heaps of pumice tumble down the cliff,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Wall-Paintingsi"The glowing ash has vaporized the hay,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Callistei"Plato believed they fell by decadence:", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Three Views of Patmosi"These terraces hold nothing now.", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Fragment of an Apollo, Delos A Limbless Apollo (Delos)i"Hills, valleys, cliffs slide", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Delphii"Not every age is favoured of a god.", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Naxos Beachi"Under brown peaks", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Pompeiii"The rich bachelors' house. Its Beware-of-the-doy mosaic", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Marble Gods (Naples Museum)i"In museums their meaning's lost. What to make", single work poetry (p. 30-32)
- Rome, Layer by Layeri"The moon levers itself over Titus's arch.", single work poetry (p. 33-36)
- Riding a Hired Lambretta in the Fifth Lane of the Autostrada to Visit the Underworld...i"Descent into Hell! It was like a Fellini film.", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Well-Travelled Poet Makes Much of Verse
1986
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 2 March 1986; -
Canberra Poet into Second Printing
1984
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 1984; -
View from the North
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , December no. 2 1984; (p. 17-20)
— Review of The Fiesta of Men 1983 selected work poetry ; Wollongong Poems 1984 selected work poetry -
The Swirling Poetries : Recent Poetry in Australia
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn-Winter no. 18/19 1984; (p. 52-57)
— Review of Clairvoyant in Autumn 1983 selected work poetry ; Light Pressure 1983 selected work poetry ; The Fiesta of Men 1983 selected work poetry ; A Flag for the Wind 1982 selected work poetry ; The People's Otherworld : Poems 1983 selected work poetry -
Australian Poets After the Revolution of 1968 : Where is My Father?
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 28 no. 6 1984; (p. 21-25)
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Untitled
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: Kunapipi , vol. 5 no. 2 1983; (p. 108)
— Review of The Fiesta of Men 1983 selected work poetry -
View from the North
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , December no. 2 1984; (p. 17-20)
— Review of The Fiesta of Men 1983 selected work poetry ; Wollongong Poems 1984 selected work poetry -
Poland's Passion Unseen in Local Verse
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 14 June vol. 103 no. 5369 1983; (p. 76,78)
— Review of Lines from the Horizon and Other Poems : An Anthology Selected from the 1982 Mattara Spring Festival Poetry Prize 1982 anthology poetry ; The Fiesta of Men 1983 selected work poetry ; Green Rose : Poems 1982 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Seven 1983 anthology single work poetry -
Vivid Poetry of Australian Experience
1983
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 May 1983; (p. 12)
— Review of Clairvoyant in Autumn 1983 selected work poetry ; The Fiesta of Men 1983 selected work poetry ; Witch Heart 1982 selected work poetry -
The Swirling Poetries : Recent Poetry in Australia
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Autumn-Winter no. 18/19 1984; (p. 52-57)
— Review of Clairvoyant in Autumn 1983 selected work poetry ; Light Pressure 1983 selected work poetry ; The Fiesta of Men 1983 selected work poetry ; A Flag for the Wind 1982 selected work poetry ; The People's Otherworld : Poems 1983 selected work poetry -
Canberra Poet into Second Printing
1984
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 4 April 1984; -
A Symposium : Mark O'Connor's `The Fiesta of Men'
1983-1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 11 no. 2 1983-1984; (p. 123-132) -
A Well-Travelled Poet Makes Much of Verse
1986
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 2 March 1986; -
Fiestas of Life: An Interview with Mark O'Connor
Paul Kavanagh
(interviewer),
1983
1983
single work
interview
— Appears in: LiNQ , [Triple Issue] vol. 12 no. 1-3 1984; (p. 29-38) -
Australian Poets After the Revolution of 1968 : Where is My Father?
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 28 no. 6 1984; (p. 21-25)
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