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Dedication: To my children
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Potts Point,
Kings Cross area,
Inner Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Imprint
, 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Night Thoughtsi"`Hell is for those who doubt that hell exists.'", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Herongatei"I dream I am opening the door", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- 'In Worse Armes'i"The shell of Cancer Magister", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Autumni"Once in Melbourne, billeted", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- The Present Tensei""What does it mean to move", single work poetry (p. 7-9)
- I.M. William Hart-Smithi"I thought somehow some day I'd meet you", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Death of Eisenbarti"He dreams of what Ouspensky saw", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- On Uncertaintyi"We all know that Yeats was silly", single work poetry (p. 13-15)
- Wittgenstein's Shoeboxi"Tell me, ye powers that dwell below,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Monkey Businessi"They took some newborn chimpanzees -", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Songs of Eve I Songs of Evei"Master of chaos, hold me close", sequence poetry (p. 19-27)
- Midwinteri"Midwinter, and the treasures of the snow", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- A Piece of Ivoryi"I would grieve over fallen finches,", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Among the Roses, single work short story (p. 33-40)
- Goddess of the Cross-Roads, single work short story (p. 41-47)
- Gemini, single work short story (p. 48-55)
- The Glass Boy, single work short story (p. 56-65)
- 'This Artifice of Air'i"Dazed by your celestial height", single work poetry (p. 66-69)
- Songs of Eve : To James Penberthyi"Adam came in from his bird-watching,", sequence poetry (p. 70-72)
- A Gypsy Tune, single work poetry (p. 73)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Editing Gwen Harwood
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 111 2007; (p. 29-45) Alison Hoddinott tells of the 'experience of editing some of the prose and poetry of Gwen Harwood'. (Island) -
Lying Awake at Night : Present Tense
i
"I turn the pages of your book and I read your thoughts.",
2000
single work
poetry
— Appears in: High Tide 2000; (p. 21) -
Present Tense, Past Tense
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 146 1997; (p. 77-79)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; William's Mongrels 1996 selected work poetry ; Learning to Breathe under Water 1995 selected work poetry ; The Angry Penguin : Selected Poems of Max Harris 1996 selected work poetry -
Lying Awake at Night : Stones
i
"Feverish at two a.m. I dabbed",
1997
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Picador New Writing 4 1997; (p. 289-290) High Tide 2000; (p. 19-20) -
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 10 1996; (p. 56-59)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose
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Poetry in Search of Religion
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 6 no. 1 1996; (p. 117-125)
— Review of Mind in Need of a Desert 1995 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1956-1994 1995 selected work poetry ; Bitter Suite 1995 selected work poetry ; Ultimately Female 1995 selected work poetry ; Rhythm in a Dorsal Fin 1995 selected work poetry ; Hair and Skin and Teeth 1995 selected work poetry ; Zoetrope : We See Us Moving 1995 selected work poetry ; Whisper Dark 1995 selected work poetry ; The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; Making Country 1995 selected work poetry ; Eating the Sun 1995 selected work poetry -
Mortal Thoughts
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 January 1996; (p. rev 9)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; Mortal Instruments : Poems 1990-1995 1995 selected work poetry ; Making Country 1995 selected work poetry -
Brushing Song to Life
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 14 October 1995; (p. 8)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose -
Unjaded Sophistication
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , November no. 145 1995; (p. 33)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose -
Tested Traditions from the Toolbox
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 December 1995; (p. 14)
— Review of The Present Tense 1995 selected work short story poetry prose ; The Valley Murders : Poems 1992-95 1995 selected work poetry ; Cold Wires of Rain 1995 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1995 selected work poetry -
Editing Gwen Harwood
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 111 2007; (p. 29-45) Alison Hoddinott tells of the 'experience of editing some of the prose and poetry of Gwen Harwood'. (Island) -
Lying Awake at Night : Stones
i
"Feverish at two a.m. I dabbed",
1997
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Picador New Writing 4 1997; (p. 289-290) High Tide 2000; (p. 19-20) -
[Untitled] [Australian Book Review, February-March 1996]
1996
single work
correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 178 1996; (p. 6-7) -
Lying Awake at Night : Present Tense
i
"I turn the pages of your book and I read your thoughts.",
2000
single work
poetry
— Appears in: High Tide 2000; (p. 21)
Awards
- 1996 shortlisted NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Turnbull Fox Phillips Poetry Prize
- 1996 shortlisted Festival Awards for Literature (SA) — John Bray Award for Poetry
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