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Collection of poems divided into six sections: the first five sections include previously published work, and the final section includes works that appear for the first time in this collection.
Notes
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Dedication: For Sybille, Vanessa, Gabrielle and Nicholas
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Pymble,
Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Bedlam Hillsi"Corroded flat as hills allow,", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Bird Sanctuaryi"I came down to the tideless bay", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Old Men are Facts : The Ship's Graveyard, Risdon, Tasmaniai"When I was a boy I heard the sea upstairs in a shell.", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Fishermen, Winteri"In the bay across the broken threshold sand", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Winter Foreshorei"The drilling wind, the whittling air", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Aloes and Seai"The aloes stand along the shore", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Penguin : Near Fluted Capei"You strut above the littered shore", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Fishermen, Drowned Beyond the West Coasti"Someone said dead men make islands in the sea", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Man with Greyhoundsi"A man walks greyhounds on the morning frost.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- In Summer Raini"While summer rain makes green the air", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Deserted Bandstand, Kingston Beachi"Turning from the sketched pines", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Portuguese Laurel Floweringi"Distance can put beauty on", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Last Summeri"The hawk with heavy-lidded eyes", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Late Autumn Dovei"O see where settling now and taking shape", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Equinoxi"Hills, the slow anxiety of change,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Praying Mantisi"O yogi, mantis, preying leaf", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Other Meaningi"There is another meaning here--in birds", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Alceste's Resolution Alceste (to Gwen Harwood)i""My need too for beginnings drove me here", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Shadowi"Something in the landscape", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Thylacinei"They'll not find him in the hills", single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Place of Poetry: The Work of Vivian Smith
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 56 no. 2 1996; (p. 46-66) -
A First Acquaintance with Vivian Smith in New Selected Poems
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 56 no. 2 1996; (p. 75-86) -
Still Life: Art and Nature in Vivian Smith's Poetry
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 17 no. 2 1995; (p. 157-165) -
A City Bard
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 53)
— Review of New Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
Poetry that Suggests Rather than Defines
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 1995; (p. C12)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry ; New Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry
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Sometimes a Poem is a Darn Good Read
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 141 1995; (p. 86-88)
— Review of Abrasion 1984 single work poetry ; Hot Collation 1994 anthology selected work poetry ; New Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry ; The Life on Water and the Life Beneath 1995 selected work poetry ; The Upwardly Downward Mobility Blues 1994 selected work poetry ; In the Dog Box of Summer 1994 selected work poetry ; Day Easy Sunlight Fine 1994 selected work poetry -
Anthology and Collection Resonate
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 9 no. 2 1995; (p. 163-165)
— Review of Fivefathers : Five Australian Poets of the Pre-Academic Era 1994 anthology poetry ; New Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
Poets, Like Fine Wine, Get Better with Age
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 November 1995; (p. 10A)
— Review of Selected Poems : 1956-1994 1995 selected work poetry ; New Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
Poetry that Suggests Rather than Defines
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 February 1995; (p. C12)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry ; New Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
A City Bard
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 53)
— Review of New Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
The Place of Poetry: The Work of Vivian Smith
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 56 no. 2 1996; (p. 46-66) -
A First Acquaintance with Vivian Smith in New Selected Poems
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 56 no. 2 1996; (p. 75-86) -
Still Life: Art and Nature in Vivian Smith's Poetry
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 17 no. 2 1995; (p. 157-165)
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