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Notes
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Each poem is accompanied by a reproduction of the artwork that inspired it.
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Author's note: '....A poet, however zestfully she may respond to a painting or a sculpture, will do it no service unless the medium, as well as the seen work of art, is brought into celebration.....I hope that readers of these poems may find some of the laughter to their liking. I have long been a gluttonous reader, but in a weird sort of way it may be that it is G. K. Chesterton who has had more effect on my looking at things than any other writer....It is rather his unflagging enthusiasm for what need not have been but is, for the tipped horn of plenty, that appeals to me, and which I have found instructive over the decades.' 'The World, the Eye & the Word' by Peter Steele Melbourne, February 2003 (pp.120-127).
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Macmillan
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Chardini"Press of business has claimed him,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- A Fine Timei"The goldsmith is having a fine time at his counter,", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- A Good Fridayi"Reading about that prison-house of nations -", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- A Haystacki"Like the flipped hull of Captain Noah, caulking", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- A Resurrectioni"To each his own. I think of Cecco, lofting", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- A Tandem in Lilliputi"Dear Sir - it may be, Madam - who", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- An Angel from the Bombardieri"Just how you landed here at the Frick to confound", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Angel with Mandolini"If Barth is right, and the angels en famille", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Applei"Cherries they said were fruit of paradise,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- April 25i"For no good reason, as now it seems, though bold,", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Beakeri"What did they make of it, drinking the velvety red", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Beginningsi"To the high Lord fledged with angels, Earth", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Building the Horsei"On the lashed poles, all violence and design,", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- Cat on a Balustrade : Summeri"'Summer,' his maker said, and the burnt orange", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- Cherry from Windowi"The harebell sprucing, that fume of soil in winter,", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
- Cleopatra's Feast, with Attendant Lordi"Gaul with its shagged canaille was nothing like this -", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
- Dreaming the Bridgei"This way the light is all gone and a velvet abyss", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- Full Moon, Good Fridayi"Once more a bomber's moon, and the planners know it,", single work poetry (p. 50-51)
- Gardeneri"If it were England, and later in the day,", single work poetry (p. 52-53)
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Vermeer's Geographeri"From the gilded air of Dutch imagining, light",
single work
poetry
(p. 54-55)
Note: With title: Geographer
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Art Monthly Australia , November no. 175 2004; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Sweet and Sour
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 November 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mundiad 2004 single work novel ; Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Words and Images
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March vol. 14 no. 2 2004; (p. 37)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Bounty from Zero
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 259 2004; (p. 22)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Poetry
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 January 2004; (p. 12)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry
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Poetry
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 3 January 2004; (p. 12)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Bounty from Zero
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 259 2004; (p. 22)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Words and Images
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March vol. 14 no. 2 2004; (p. 37)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Sweet and Sour
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20-21 November 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Totem : Totem Poem Plus 40 Love Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; The Mundiad 2004 single work novel ; Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Art Monthly Australia , November no. 175 2004; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Plenty : Art into Poetry 2003 selected work poetry
Awards
- 2004 shortlisted The Age Book of the Year Award — Poetry
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