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Dedication: This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother Anne Katherine Tranter nee Brown 1906-1989
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Storm Over Sydneyi"Blustering over the Harbour, brilliant rain", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Romans (for Dr Grahame Caisley)i"A sketchy reflection in the smoked window,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- A Marriagei"He takes her hand; she clambers", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Journeyi"The door slides shut with a hiss and it seems we're moving out", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Ariadne on Lesbosi"Here the past unfolds in a track of wonder", single work poetry (p. 8-10)
- Leaving the Sixtiesi"Was this what you expected, when you", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Days in the Capital (after Cavafy, for Helen Williams)i"Those coastal fevers are for young people.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- God on a Bicyclei"A handful of snow turns into a cloud", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Painted Veil (for Philip Mead)i"Looking down from the terrace at dawn", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Anyone Home ?i"I can hear the stop-work whistle", single work poetry (p. 15-17)
- Australia Dayi"'Lovely, isn't it? There's something", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Moths (for August Kleinzahler)i"The young teacher wipes the blackboard clean", single work poetry (p. 19-21)
- Opus Deii"What I have scribbled I have scribbled, and thus", single work poetry (p. 22-25)
- Gravityi"Following the track of the small red ball", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Decalcomaniai"Your ruin begins here, on the invitation, its", single work poetry (p. 27-29)
- Dark Harvest (for Dana Gioia)i"Thunder unrolling over the vulnerable city,", single work poetry (p. 30-35)
- Stony Riveri"Their wilderness is a busy new day, like garbage;", single work poetry (p. 39)
- At the Floridai"I loved the city like a gift", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- Fallingi"The camera lens dips into the river, the silvered", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- Hot Nightsi"The sleepy farms, the sunlight on thick grass", single work poetry (p. 44-48)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Metropolitan Landscape Internalised : Tranter's Poems on Sydney
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 53-58) Bhatnagar draws attention to the centrality of Sydney in the poetry of John Tranter. -
At the Florida
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 18 no. 1 1995; (p. 129-130)
— Review of At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry -
New Collections
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)
— Review of With One Skin Less 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry ; South China 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller 1994 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian-Canadian Studies , vol. 12 no. 2 1994; (p. 75-84)
— Review of The World Faces Johnny Tripod 1992 single work drama radio play ; Red Centre Journal : A Journey in Two Parts 1992 sequence poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry ; The Sting in the Wattle : Australian Satirical Verse 1993 anthology poetry correspondence extract -
John Tranter's Virtual Voices
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 159)
— Review of At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry
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Old Assumptions, New Directions
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer (1994-1995) vol. 54 no. 4 1994; (p. 171-179)
— Review of Flagging Down Time 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry ; The Ninth Satire 1993 selected work short story poetry biography ; Up On All Fours 1993 selected work poetry -
Connections for the Exiles
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 August 1993; (p. 49)
— Review of Blackberry Season 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry ; Certain Things 1993 selected work poetry ; The Catullan Rag 1993 selected work poetry -
New Collections
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)
— Review of With One Skin Less 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry ; South China 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller 1994 selected work poetry -
[Review] You Have the Power and At the Florida
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 13 no. 2 1994; (p. 56-57)
— Review of You Have the Power 1994 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry -
Poetry Public and Private
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 53 no. 1 1994; (p. 156-164)
— Review of The Catullan Rag 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida 1993 selected work poetry -
Metropolitan Landscape Internalised : Tranter's Poems on Sydney
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 53-58) Bhatnagar draws attention to the centrality of Sydney in the poetry of John Tranter. -
Jolley Wins Literary Award a Second Time
1993
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 November 1993; (p. 20) -
Jolley's Way with Words, Not Money, Brings New Success
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 23 November 1993; (p. 16)
Awards
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