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* Contents derived from the
St Leonards,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Paper Bark Press
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Foreword, single work column (p. 5-7)
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"A man's life, viewed vulnerably naked, is"
Reflecting on the Male of the Speciesi"A man's life is laid out vulnerably naked in",
single work
poetry
(p. 19-20)
Note: With first line: A man's life, viewed vulnerably naked, is
- Missing Personi"My father died when I was six months old and people started right in", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Kyrie "They have gone down now into themselves" Introitusi"They have gone down now", single work poetry (p. 23)
- A Coastal Reqiuem, sequence poetry (p. 23-28)
- Gloriai"For half a mile the scales of phosphorus float", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Credo "Once dead so I believe" Lachrymosai"Once dead", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Sanctusi"A cloud is etched in wrinkles on my empty hand", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Benedictusi"We name the island Water and the mountain Wind", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Agnus Deii"(My gumboots rubberstamp the mud with moons and cubes of air)", single work poetry (p. 28)
- The Climberi"Here I stand, the rainstorm", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Rat's Eyei"Up from the oranged evening river,", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Youth-Manhood-Middle Agei"These aren't the hands I had ten years ago,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- First Life Cyclei"See where enlightenment of spirit", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
- Forty Beads on a Hangman's Rope : Fragments of Memory, sequence poetry (p. 37-51)
- Second Life Cyclei"The holy one", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- Third Life Cyclei"She has heavy eyelids, plaited hair,", single work poetry (p. 41-43)
- Fourth Life Cyclei"Carve my head from cedar wood", single work poetry (p. 44-47)
- Death in Publici"The summerhouse--too lavish anyhow--", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- Death in Privatei"The goddess sang", single work poetry (p. 50-51)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Light and Landscapes
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 July 2003; (p. 12)
— Review of Skinned by Light : Poems 1989 - 2002 2002 selected work poetry ; The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Bestiary 2002 selected work poetry ; The Long Moment 2002 selected work poetry -
A Fresh Look at the Flamboyant Verse of Rodney Hall
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 November 2002; (p. 18)
— Review of The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Trafficking in the Unsaid
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 245 2002; (p. 37-38)
— Review of The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems : 1961-2002 2002 selected work poetry -
Bodily Presence from Top to Toe
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 September (p. 11)
— Review of The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry
-
Light and Landscapes
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 July 2003; (p. 12)
— Review of Skinned by Light : Poems 1989 - 2002 2002 selected work poetry ; The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Bestiary 2002 selected work poetry ; The Long Moment 2002 selected work poetry -
Bodily Presence from Top to Toe
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 September (p. 11)
— Review of The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Trafficking in the Unsaid
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 245 2002; (p. 37-38)
— Review of The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems : 1961-2002 2002 selected work poetry -
A Fresh Look at the Flamboyant Verse of Rodney Hall
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 November 2002; (p. 18)
— Review of The Owner of My Face : New and Selected Poems 2002 selected work poetry
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