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Contains five parts, 'Doorsteps,' 'Earth-Star', 'Crystal Forests,' 'Pathways,' and 'Zippers.'
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Digging Potatoesi"My grandfather turned the crusty earth",
single work
poetry
(p. 2)
Note: First line reads: My grandfather turned the earth
- Breadi"A 'Hoi!' and a stamp and a snort meant the baker's cart.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Dividendi"Saturday, late morning, the fever began:", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Stained Glassi"At our grandparents', on the hottest days,", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Planting Seedsi"He came back with a heavy limp", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- The Outside Lavatoryi"The red-brick lav", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Beetlesi"God's dinky toys are beetles,", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Gloves I Have Knowni"Almost human, they flew off down the years,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Loquats and Lacquerware Loquatsi"They flourished", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Old Soldiersi"When the old soldiers", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Touchdowni"So it comes to me now -", single work poetry (p. 14)
- "The carriage shudders and rolls, no getting off" Day Tripi"The carriage shudders and rolls,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Group Portrait with Fireworksi"If this jetty were fate we'd be done for,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Mortgagei"Years ago, to own a debt, the deed", single work poetry (p. 17)
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Level Crossingi"An old man on crutches was crossing the road",
single work
poetry
(p. 18)The poem implicitly levels the uneven motion of a man on crutches, carrying his own fuel, with the uneven movement of every person's progress through life, as they carry plans and intentions along on 'makeshift thoughts.'
- Rheomodei"Late afternoon, we lean on the sill", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Morning Songi"The cricket's chirr the mopoke's name", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Red Carnationsi"Extravagance of red on spindle stems,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Fungusi"Something dead and rotting, I thought,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Blackberries and Walnutsi"The last blackberries are soft", single work poetry (p. 25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Interaction of Forms a Cornucopia of Charms
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 8-9 September 1990; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity 1990 selected work poetry -
Inside Knowledge
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 91-93)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard 1989 selected work poetry ; The Tin Wash Dish : Poems from Today's Australians 1989 anthology poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry ; Sixty 1989 selected work poetry -
Keeping Close to the Ground
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 50 no. 4 1990; (p. 524-528)
— Review of To the Ocean; and Scheherazade 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; Schoolgirls at Borobudur 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry -
Outstanding Anthologies of Poetry
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 26 May 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry -
Overwhelming Memories of Friendly Street
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 1990; (p. 78)
— Review of Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; Seventy Seven 1990 selected work poetry ; Edison Doesn't Invent the Car 1990 selected work poetry ; The Inner Courtyard : A South Australian Anthology of Love Poetry 1990 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry
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The Pattern of Experience
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 March 1990; (p. 17)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; A Human Pattern : Selected Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Overwhelming Memories of Friendly Street
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 March 1990; (p. 78)
— Review of Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry ; Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; After the War: Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Perverse Serenity 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; Seventy Seven 1990 selected work poetry ; Edison Doesn't Invent the Car 1990 selected work poetry ; The Inner Courtyard : A South Australian Anthology of Love Poetry 1990 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry -
Outstanding Anthologies of Poetry
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 26 May 1990; (p. 14)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard 1989 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry -
Keeping Close to the Ground
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 50 no. 4 1990; (p. 524-528)
— Review of To the Ocean; and Scheherazade 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; Schoolgirls at Borobudur 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry -
Inside Knowledge
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Winter no. 43/44 1990; (p. 91-93)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard 1989 selected work poetry ; The Tin Wash Dish : Poems from Today's Australians 1989 anthology poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry ; Sixty 1989 selected work poetry -
After Poetry (6) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 120 1990; (p. 36-40)
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