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- Collectablesi"I collect mistakes and faulty prime numbers she says", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Trajectoriesi"To cross the rope's umbilical line", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- The Dice Playeri"I've had my nose in the ring since I was nine.", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- At the Creeki"my brother warms his skin", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Dog Bitei"my dog did this I grab my arm to keep it shut no blood", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Until Death Do Us Parti"His first punch", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Life Sizei"Outside the welfare centre", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
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"When they took away the schoolhouse"
Two Out of Teni"When they took away the school house",
single work
poetry
(p. 13-14)
Note: With first line: When they took away the schoolhouse
- Salti"All day the life", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Noticei"Ronni dies on Bondi beach", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- On Wings of Songi"Earth unlocks wings, flowers, leaves, old jewels of sunlight.", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- River Songi"When the sky's all grey", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Waitressi"you grow monstrous feet", single work poetry (p. 23)
- At the Pantheoni"What spiritual catch can be exacted", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Red-Head with Phosphorus, 1976i"Red-haired girl in a white bikini", single work poetry (p. 24-26)
- Wave to the Queeni"The last woman in the world to ride side-saddle", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- The Booki"The big book is like a piece of old rugged wood,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Sinking Shipi"She could still see the blood", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Green Thoughts in a Blue Shadei"No more work", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- The Law of Kindnessi"To produce nothing", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Gander at Gender and Age
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 6 no. 1 2016; (p. 12-20) Carol Jenkins documents and analyses contemporary Australian poetry anthologies. -
Yakkers and Their Yarns
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: PN Review , January - February vol. 32 no. 3 2006; (p. 83)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry -
Place and Identity in New Australian Poetry
2005
single work
review
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 96-111) Contends that the map of Australian verse has been progressively configured since 1975, and that this is evident in poems published during the the year 2004 - 2005. -
Guilty of Sincerity
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Space : New Writing , no. 2 2005; (p. 159-167) -
Rhyme with Reason
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry
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The Many-Splendoured Faces of Oz Poetry
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 December 2004; (p. 20)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry -
Risks and Lessons
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 19-20)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry -
For the Painless Headache
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 January 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry -
Poetry – Books in Brief
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 7 January no. 5309 2005; (p. 26)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry'Best of” anthologies are often contentious, but they offer writers the opportunity to be published alongside their peers and to reach a wide readership. It was heartening, then, that Black Inc -following its publication of the “best” essays and stories -inaugurated “The Best Australian Poems” series in 2003, a volume which was edited by Peter Craven and presented generous selections from the work of thirty-eight poets. This year, Les Murray, the long-standing poetry editor of the socially and politically conservative Quadrant magazine and of the impressive New Oxford Book of Australian Verse (first released in 1986 and twice updated), has decided to do things differently. In his introduction to The Best Australian Poems 2004, Murray writes that he “selected from work written and/or published over the last year or so”…' (Introduction)
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Rhyme with Reason
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 2005; (p. 10)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry -
Guilty of Sincerity
2005
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Space : New Writing , no. 2 2005; (p. 159-167) -
Place and Identity in New Australian Poetry
2005
single work
review
criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 96-111) Contends that the map of Australian verse has been progressively configured since 1975, and that this is evident in poems published during the the year 2004 - 2005. -
A Gander at Gender and Age
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 6 no. 1 2016; (p. 12-20) Carol Jenkins documents and analyses contemporary Australian poetry anthologies.