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Contents indexed selectively. (The poems by the British poet Sean O'Brien are not separately indexed.)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Foreword : Rivers, single work criticism (p. 9-14)
- Rivers : A Poem Sequence, sequence poetry (p. 15-44)
- River Runi"There is no source, though something like a bird", single work poetry (p. 16-18)
- River Cities and Harbour Citiesi"If both ports and poets have names for the sea", single work poetry (p. 19-21)
- The Role of the Brisbane River in the Fortunes of My Familyi"It's the wonder of the ego that it will subsume", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
- River Quatrainsi"You never step in the same river twice", single work poetry (p. 25-27)
- River Portsi"Holiest of Holies, in its killing mood,", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- Like Excellence Collecting Excellencei"The river runs through its despoiled champaign", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- The Humid Sonneti"We are, we know, compounded most of water.", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Homelandi"Happy the boatman as he wends the quiet river home", single work poetry (p. 34)
- The Rhinei"There at the forest's starting place", single work poetry (p. 35-42)
- Epiloguei"As the flood subsided from the slopes of Ararat", single work poetry (p. 43-44)
- Cumulative Poems Reconstructed from a Small Section of the Avon River, Western Australia ..., sequence poetry (p. 65-83)
- Beverleyi"Dry as, the no rain syndrome", single work poetry (p. 66)
- 28kms from York off the Great Southern Highwayi"Booze stop. Crushed cans -- German beer.", single work poetry (p. 67-69)
- Dry-Flow Interludesi"Burn-off, patterned -- aerial underlay", single work poetry (p. 70)
- Gwambygine Gambitsi"Stone quarry over the highway,", single work poetry (p. 71-72)
- Parker's Bridge Triadi"This place too droll for mysticism", single work poetry (p. 73)
- The Town of York and Pathetic Fallacyi"The swing bridge is refrain:", single work poetry (p. 74)
- The Heronryi"Skirting the Avon, the pyro-gleam", single work poetry (p. 75-76)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Brisbane River Poetry
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Fryer Folios , June vol. 6 no. 1 2011; (p. 3-6) After Queensland's disastrous summer floods, Ruth Blair discovers a rich tradition of Brisbane River poetry. -
Post-Colonial 'Waters' : Contextualizing River Poems of Peter Porter and John Kinsella
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literature : Identity, Representation and Belonging 2007; (p. 167-177) -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , Aug/Sep no. 18 2003;
— Review of Rivers 2002 selected work poetry -
A Strong Brown God
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: PN Review , March-April vol. 29 no. 4 2003; (p. 71-73)
— Review of Rivers 2002 selected work poetry -
Phrases Flow, the Trick is to Get Published
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 February 2003; (p. 23)
— Review of Blue Dog : Australian Poetry vol. 1 no. 2 November 2002 periodical issue ; Goddess of Mercy : Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Rivers 2002 selected work poetry ; Medium Security 2002 selected work poetry ; Near-Life Experience 2002 selected work poetry
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From the Rivers' Edges
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 January 2003; (p. 9)
— Review of Rivers 2002 selected work poetry ; From: The Owner of My Face 2002 extract poetry -
Search for a Sense of Place
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 January 2003; (p. 12)
— Review of Goddess of Mercy : Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Anything the Landlord Touches 2002 selected work poetry ; Rivers 2002 selected work poetry -
Phrases Flow, the Trick is to Get Published
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 February 2003; (p. 23)
— Review of Blue Dog : Australian Poetry vol. 1 no. 2 November 2002 periodical issue ; Goddess of Mercy : Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Rivers 2002 selected work poetry ; Medium Security 2002 selected work poetry ; Near-Life Experience 2002 selected work poetry -
A Strong Brown God
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: PN Review , March-April vol. 29 no. 4 2003; (p. 71-73)
— Review of Rivers 2002 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , Aug/Sep no. 18 2003;
— Review of Rivers 2002 selected work poetry -
Post-Colonial 'Waters' : Contextualizing River Poems of Peter Porter and John Kinsella
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literature : Identity, Representation and Belonging 2007; (p. 167-177) -
Brisbane River Poetry
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Fryer Folios , June vol. 6 no. 1 2011; (p. 3-6) After Queensland's disastrous summer floods, Ruth Blair discovers a rich tradition of Brisbane River poetry.
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