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Notes
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Consists of 3 sections: I Ways (3-27); II Brief Lives (29-53); III Colony (55-64).
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Dedication: For Helen.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1967 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Carnationsi"From the green cartridge an explosion of", single work poetry (p. 3)
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In The Rain Foresti"Slithering down, out of lucidity",
single work
poetry
(p. 4)
Note: Epigraph: There was no road at all to that high place / But through the smothering grove - Edwin Muir
- That Summeri"A dark season lurked", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Landscapei"Sketch it in leisurely:", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Rejoice! Rejoice!, sequence poetry (p. 6-8)
- Country Towni"Stop here and, balancing", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Home from Homei"Relax. Beyond the window's pebbled glass", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Terra Australisi"Here, and here only in an age of iron,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Traditions, Voyages (Australian to Jamaican)i"Your barriers confront me from the page,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- An Allegiancei"Drab skyline, yellowing papers, a fat land,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Littorali"The skyline smoke, bulwarks of sand:", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Other Melbournei"From Scottish rigour", single work poetry (p. 13)
- A City Might Bei"A city might be", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Sonnet : Homage to Mondriani"Release me", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Night Songi"Descending into darkness", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Seculari"However you look at it,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Mayi"A glowing in the leaves", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Decemberi"I came at random", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Meditation : The Sleeperi"Beginning with a touch of heat", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The Rocki"Above me now, that rock is a burning rose;", single work poetry (p. 22)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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"The Water Changing under Keel" : Chris Wallace-Crabbe and the Transformation of Style
2020
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 34 no. 1 2020; (p. 7-21)'In The Breaking of Style, Helen Vendler observes that "in lyric writing, style in its largest sense is best understood as a material body." The body of style resists reshaping, and though the breaking may seem, at last, as fluid as water, many poems may be needed to prepare the transformation. This essay explores the emergence of an original voice through the first four collections by the distinguished Australian poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe. It tracks the agonistic forces of two distinct styles, present from the beginning of Wallace-Crabbe's oeuvre, demonstrating how these stylistic sources led through gradual transformation to the poet's mature voice.' (Publication abstract)
-
y
'Stop Laughing! I'm Being Serious' : Three Studies in Seriousness and Wit in Contemporary Australian Poetry
Townsville
:
Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland
,
1990
Z230748
1990
single work
criticism
-
Towards Integrity
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , April no. 1 1969; (p. 62-64)
— Review of The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry ; After the Assassination and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
A Modest Radiance : The Poetry of Chris Wallace-Crabbe
1969
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , April no. 1 1969; (p. 45-51) -
Wanted : A Past
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , February no. 20 1968; (p. 39-42)
— Review of Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems 1967 selected work poetry ; An Island South 1967 selected work poetry ; Understandings : Poems 1967 selected work poetry ; The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry ; A Taste of Salt Water : Poems 1967 selected work poetry
-
Towards Integrity
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , April no. 1 1969; (p. 62-64)
— Review of The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry ; After the Assassination and Other Poems 1968 selected work poetry -
Four Books of Australian Poetry
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Biblionews and Australian Notes & Queries , vol. 3 no. 1 (2nd Series) 1968; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Elijah's Ravens : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; Poems Soft and Loud 1967 selected work poetry ; The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry ; Woman to Man 1946 single work poetry -
Public Worlds: Private Places : A Review of Recent Australian Poetry
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 28 no. 2 1968; (p. 145-160)
— Review of Elijah's Ravens : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; An Eye for a Tooth : Poems 1968 selected work poetry ; The Rock and the Pool 1967 selected work poetry ; Grendel 1967 selected work poetry ; Poems Soft and Loud 1967 selected work poetry ; Hammers and Seagulls : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1936-1967 1967 selected work poetry ; Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems 1967 selected work poetry ; The Dolphin 1967 selected work poetry ; Segments of the Bowl 1967 selected work poetry ; East of Living 1967 selected work poetry ; The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry -
The Look of Australian Poetry in 1967
1968
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 27 no. 2 1968; (p. 171-183)
— Review of A Taste of Salt Water : Poems 1967 selected work poetry ; The Other Half : Poems 1966 selected work poetry ; The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry ; The Dolphin 1967 selected work poetry ; Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems 1967 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1936-1967 1967 selected work poetry ; An Island South 1967 selected work poetry ; Eyewitness : Poems 1967 selected work poetry ; A Window at Night 1967 selected work poetry ; East of Living 1967 selected work poetry -
New Poetry
1967
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1967-1968) vol. 7 no. 2-3 1967; (p. 41)
— Review of The Rebel General 1967 selected work poetry ; Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems 1967 selected work poetry -
A Modest Radiance : The Poetry of Chris Wallace-Crabbe
1969
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , April no. 1 1969; (p. 45-51) -
y
'Stop Laughing! I'm Being Serious' : Three Studies in Seriousness and Wit in Contemporary Australian Poetry
Townsville
:
Foundation for Australian Literary Studies, James Cook University of North Queensland
,
1990
Z230748
1990
single work
criticism
-
"The Water Changing under Keel" : Chris Wallace-Crabbe and the Transformation of Style
2020
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 34 no. 1 2020; (p. 7-21)'In The Breaking of Style, Helen Vendler observes that "in lyric writing, style in its largest sense is best understood as a material body." The body of style resists reshaping, and though the breaking may seem, at last, as fluid as water, many poems may be needed to prepare the transformation. This essay explores the emergence of an original voice through the first four collections by the distinguished Australian poet Chris Wallace-Crabbe. It tracks the agonistic forces of two distinct styles, present from the beginning of Wallace-Crabbe's oeuvre, demonstrating how these stylistic sources led through gradual transformation to the poet's mature voice.' (Publication abstract)
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