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Contents
* Contents derived from the 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Untitledi"My home and my desert mirror each other", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Untitledi"My letters are a line of flight.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Victory Celebrationsi"I was ten. They say that in big Brisbane", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Passagei"If you ask me about Caloundra I am quick", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Man of Lettersi"The same handwriting. The same blue-lined pads.", single work poetry (p. 6)
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Soweri"Most change is slow, tries not to happen.",
single work
poetry
(p. 7-8)
Note:
Author notes:
- Jean Giono has recorded the story of Elzeard Bouffier who devoted his life to planting acorns in a desolate area in France, after the deaths of his wife and child. Forests grew, and the landscape was reclaimed.
- In ancient Greece, the oak groves surrounding the temple of Zeus at Dodona were thought to be endowed with a gift of prophecy, and the sound of their leaves interpreted as oracles.
- Letter Home from Bonegilla 1956i"After the ship unloaded us,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Reconstructing the Poet, single work autobiography (p. 10-13)
- Medusa : A Fable of Divorcei"Eye contact is not a problem", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- The Child, 1884i"Who could love that brat", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Meeting with Rodin, 1904i"She is too thin, this English girl,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- From Barb at Dot's Wedding, extract novel (p. 18-19)
- A Ceremony for Groundi"There must be a ceremony for ground", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Watching the Cosmos from Level 21i"Dust settles on part-time lives", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Old Women of Bria Market, Central African Republici"The old women of the market", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Early Morning Walk, South Melbourne to St. Kilda, Autumn 1990i"I walked out -", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Ice Cubesi"Pigs, ducks, turkeys and a tennis court.", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Enigmai"Every day there are", single work poetry (p. 26-28)
- Blue Hills 24i"Half an hour down a straight road", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Blue Hills 26i"Mt Worth : abrupt end", single work poetry (p. 29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Deft and Playful or Bullying
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 130 1991; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Being Determined 1990 selected work poetry ; Fine Line no. 8 December 1990 periodical issue ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry
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Deft and Playful or Bullying
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 130 1991; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Being Determined 1990 selected work poetry ; Fine Line no. 8 December 1990 periodical issue ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry
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