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Issue Details: First known date: 1986... no. 106 1986 of Poetry Australia est. 1964 Poetry Australia
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Notes

  • An eight-part verse novella.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Berrima, Moss Vale - Marulan area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,:South Head Press , 1986 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Hot Dogger Sundayi"A young hotty", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 5)
Sydney Grommetsi"Early morning boardriders", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 6)
Managing Directori"Word processors begin work exactly at 9", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 7)
Chinese Doll on the Office Credenzai"That figure in the glass case", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 8)
Meteoric Housei"On the 40th Floor of Meteoric House", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Lay Dayi"I ride the tube", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Sydney Harbour Clubi"At lunch hour the club dining room", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Man into Seai"Coastlines of surfers", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 14)
All Ordinaries Indexi"Driving home I follow the white line", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 15)
Roger and the Stone of Heaveni"The board rocks in the lift, fall and underwater swing on wave", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Whips and the Fathersi"A mile out of town", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
High Countryi"There is an old gate", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 21)
Generationsi"The western half of Greenville", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 22)
White Horsei"Nareen was that child", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 23)
School Boysi"When school came out", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 24)
Billy Teai"The day of dragonflies", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 25)
Mustering Cattle - Winteri"This morning the wild boys are out", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 26)
Nareen Singingi"Tonight liquid amber leaves", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 27)
Evan Green's Songi"The boy next door walked awkwardly", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 28)
Reedy Riveri"Greenville sleeps under songs of hymnmakers", John Millett , single work poetry (p. 31)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Alternative title: Blue Dynamite : A Narrative
    • Berrima, Moss Vale - Marulan area, Southern Highlands - Southern Tablelands, Southeastern NSW, New South Wales,: South Head Press , 1986 .
      Extent: 100p.
      Note/s:
      • Issue of Poetry Australia devoted to the eight-part verse novella Blue Dynamite by John Millett. Comprises poems in seven chapters, including the title chapter 5, 'Blue Dynamite'.
      • Chapter Headings: 1. 'Bodhisattva' (pp. 5 - 16); 2. 'Generations' (pp.19 - 28); 3. 'Greenville' (pp. 31 - 46); 4. 'Redevelopment Plans' (pp. 49 - 54); 5. 'Blue Dynamite' (pp. 57 - 74); 6. 'Screw Rules and Drift Rates' (77 - 86); 7. 'The J Curve' (pp. 89 - 98).
      ISBN: 090918528x
      Richford, Vermont,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      1986 .
      Extent: 100p.
      Note/s:
      • Special issue of Samisdat 48.3, 1986.

Works about this Work

Untitled Elizabeth Perkins , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 15 no. 1 1987; (p. 116-120)

— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella
A Young Surfer Wipes Out Rosemary O'Grady , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 March 1987; (p. 3)

— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella
The 'Long Poem' Has Not Disappeared... Paul Kane , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , November vol. 1 no. 2 1987; (p. 104-106)

— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella ; St Clair : Three Narratives John Scott , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel Alan Wearne , 1986 sequence novel
Poetry News in Brief Vincent O'Sullivan , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 46 no. 3 1987; (p. 347-354)

— Review of Collected Lives Geoff Page , 1986 selected work poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone Philip Hodgins , 1986 selected work poetry ; Nearer by Far Richard Tipping , 1986 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella
The Gun Falls Over and Goes Bang : The Poetry of John Millett Keith Russell , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 109 1987; (p. 29-32)
Untitled Elizabeth Perkins , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 15 no. 1 1987; (p. 116-120)

— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella
Poetry News in Brief Vincent O'Sullivan , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 46 no. 3 1987; (p. 347-354)

— Review of Collected Lives Geoff Page , 1986 selected work poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone Philip Hodgins , 1986 selected work poetry ; Nearer by Far Richard Tipping , 1986 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella
The 'Long Poem' Has Not Disappeared... Paul Kane , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , November vol. 1 no. 2 1987; (p. 104-106)

— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella ; St Clair : Three Narratives John Scott , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel Alan Wearne , 1986 sequence novel
A Young Surfer Wipes Out Rosemary O'Grady , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 March 1987; (p. 3)

— Review of Poetry Australia no. 106 John Millett , 1986 periodical issue novella
The Gun Falls Over and Goes Bang : The Poetry of John Millett Keith Russell , 1987 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 109 1987; (p. 29-32)
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