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A selection of poems, some of which reflect upon the poet's experiences travelling in Latin America. Contains poems selected from the previously published collections Children and Other Strangers (1975), Winter Driving (1981) and Labour Ward (1988), as well as new poems. (Libraries Australia)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Altona North,
Altona - Laverton area,
Altona - Werribee area,
Melbourne - West,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Pariah Press
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Son and Moon : Scenes from Maternal Lifei"While Armstrong walks the moon her youngest son", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Discourse in Edeni""I think I'll call it giraffe"-", single work poetry (p. 10-12)
- In the Bistro : University House, Canberra (for Lesbia Harford)i"Dining on the expense account?", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- The Melancholic at the Dinner Partyi"Watching her love in animated talk", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Medusa : A Fable of Divorcei"Eye contact is not a problem", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Animalia or Revised Urban Fables : I : Stressi"High heels tripping the dark street-", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Animalia or Revised Urban Fables : II : Anti-Stressi"This is what happens: a taxi", single work poetry (p. 16)
- A Mother's Day Letter: Not for Postingi"When you were small you'd fall,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- For Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley: A Mother's Day Fantasiai"But what will become of my little girls?", single work poetry (p. 17-19)
- Birthday Poemi"Loving you long, I learn mortality", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Vanishing Speciesi"The child", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Nothing in the Photographi"Nothing in the photograph foretells", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Cold Anniversaryi"Rain: it's to be expected", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Life 301: Birthday Tutoriali"The Topic?", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Red Divan (Francis Gruber 1912-1948)i"How did the painter understand", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Conversing with Charityi"Charity said: My tiny hand is frozen:", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
-
Another Countryi"It's not the Antípodes--=No son las antipodes-",
single work
poetry
(p. 26-27)
Note: English language only version.
- Snaps from Patagonia : Punto Lomoi"On today's tour", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Snaps from Patagonia, sequence poetry (p. 27-29)
- Snaps from Patagonia : Ushuaiai"And now we're seeing", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
-
The Vital Cartography of Jennifer Strauss's Poetry
A cartografia vital da poesia de Jennifer Strauss
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia and Galicia : Defeating the Tyranny of Distance 2008; (p. 337-355) -
An Excellent Mind
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 170-174)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry -
Telling It Slanted
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 10 no. 1998; (p. 44-45)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry ; The Gatekeeper's Wife 1997 selected work poetry -
Waiting for the Lights to Change
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 152 1998; (p. 120-122)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Album of Domestic Exiles 1997 selected work poetry ; Enter Your House with Care 1996 selected work poetry ; If I Abscond : New Poems and Short Fictions 1997 selected work poetry short story ; The Whispering Ear : New Poems 1997 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Heat , no. 9 1998; (p. 181-184)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry
-
An Excellent Mind
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 170-174)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry -
Uncanny Silence
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 197 1997-1998; (p. 54-55)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry -
Zwicky Shows the Full Range of Her Talents
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 7 March 1998; (p. 27)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry ; The Gatekeeper's Wife 1997 selected work poetry -
Self in Grief and Other Poems
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 57 no. 1 1998; (p. 211-217)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Chemical Bodies : A Diary of Probable Events 1994-1997 1997 selected work poetry ; The Gatekeeper's Wife 1997 selected work poetry -
The Sensibility of Women
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 58 no. 1 1998; (p. 198-205)
— Review of Tierra del Fuego : new and selected poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Chemical Bodies : A Diary of Probable Events 1994-1997 1997 selected work poetry ; The Gatekeeper's Wife 1997 selected work poetry -
The Vital Cartography of Jennifer Strauss's Poetry
A cartografia vital da poesia de Jennifer Strauss
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia and Galicia : Defeating the Tyranny of Distance 2008; (p. 337-355)
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