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Notes
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Dedication: To Mary-Ellen, with love.
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Epigraph: 'Alarmed within by the distant thunder of the god, bewildered from without by an irresistible excess of appearances, the object of such violent treatment has only just room to stand on the narrow space between two worlds, until suddenly a neutral little event inundates his monstrous condition with innocence.' Rainer Maria Rilke.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
South Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- An Old Samurai Arranges Flowersi"Outside, hailstones rattle like my breath;", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Gangesi"Brahma's thoughts are fragrant.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Narcissusi"Eyelids closed, the bespattered head", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Singapore Singeri"At this point we have not quite", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Chinese Gravei"Gods stand guard, faces", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Han Boatmani"It is night and all is stars,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Butterfly Mani"If Heaven is within you, it can", single work poetry (p. 17-26)
- Vietnamese Exilesi"In such words, all the barnacles", single work poetry (p. 27)
- A Home in the Countrysidei"Bubbling red light, green shadows, black", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Nite Clubi"Light swings like blades", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Piano Bari"White piano top: focus of isolations,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Her Afternoon Offi"Something of the gift-wrapped look", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Ecstasyi"It is to believe eternity, perhaps", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- The Murdereri"In the take-away chicken shop", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Deaths in Custodyi"Another one reported this morning,", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Aboriginal Studentsi"They carve a darkness out of the wind,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- The Disappearedi"Behind the photographs", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Hospitali"It is, despite the queue of reasons", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Ahmed the Headsmani"How did I become an executioner,", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Gallipolii"Nothing barren that has sustained the blood", single work poetry (p. 41)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Caught in the Draught : Burning Bush and Blowing Wind
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caught in the Draught: On Contemporary Australian Culture and Society 1994; (p. 221-232) -
Romanticism, Vision and Humanity
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Spring vol. 1 no. 3 1991; (p. 104-107)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1970-1989 1990 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Butterfly Man [etc]
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , May vol. 1 no. 8 1991; (p. 8-10)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1960-1990 1991 selected work poetry biography ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Caboolture 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Butterfly Man
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 36 no. 3 1991; (p. 120-122)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry -
Magic of Symbols is Posed, Pointed
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 May 1991; (p. 7)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry ; Paper Weight 1991 selected work poetry ; The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry ; Peniel 1991 selected work poetry
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Imagist with a Human Heart
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 November 1991; (p. C8)
— Review of Monster Love 1990 selected work poetry ; The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry ; The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry -
The Idiom of Blood
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 129 1991; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry ; For Crying Out Loud 1990 selected work poetry -
Magic of Symbols is Posed, Pointed
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 May 1991; (p. 7)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry ; Paper Weight 1991 selected work poetry ; The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry ; Peniel 1991 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Butterfly Man
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 36 no. 3 1991; (p. 120-122)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry -
[Review] The Butterfly Man [etc]
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , May vol. 1 no. 8 1991; (p. 8-10)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1960-1990 1991 selected work poetry biography ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Caboolture 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry -
Caught in the Draught : Burning Bush and Blowing Wind
1994
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caught in the Draught: On Contemporary Australian Culture and Society 1994; (p. 221-232)
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