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'Winner of the prestigious Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, Jaya Savige’s latecomers is a first collection of poems by one of Australia’s most exciting young poets. Lively, playful, and always intelligent, Savige’s poems show an awareness of place, of the inescapability of history, and a personal commitment to the precision of language. ‘The poems in latecomers go beyond what we take for granted these days in a first collection: refinement of language and cadence, allusiveness, wit. Moving easily through abstract wonders and the streets of the inner city, they return for nourishment to family and ‘the Island’ – Bribie, its fishing-life and beaches – as a test always of what is native and endures’ – DAVID MALOUF' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication: In memory of my mother.
Contents
- The Unofficial History of Pavilion, sequence poetry (p. 1-13)
- Desires are Already Memoriesi"I have come to expect", single work poetry (p. 3-5)
- A Place for the Raini"here", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Odometeri"Counting the kilometers", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Catch You Lateri"I walk towards my shadow", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- The Partisani"trains, always trains", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Souveniri"We arrived as the sun was sinking", single work poetry (p. 11)
- New Year's Day 1239i"morning.", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Skirmish Point, sequence poetry (p. 15-43)
- Hamartiai"They thought our Wirraways were Zeroes", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Master of Small Violencesi"He wakes at ten, opens up a can of tinned peaches", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Brennan Parki"I chase the eclipse off the end of the jetty", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Exchange at Skirmish Pointi"Elbows raised up above the outgoing tide,", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- First Avenuei"spans the width of the island", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Void if Removedi"circus of light", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Metal Detectorsi"He sang of old coins buried beneath the dunes,", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Salute the New Prosperoi"whatever you do don't inhale the weapons.", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Tarpaulin Musteri"picking up the napkin you articulate my own response", single work poetry (p. 27)
- West Endi"this gentle aphasia", single work poetry (p. 28)
- National Museumi"a currawong pecks at scraps", single work poetry (p. 29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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New Poetry, 2005-2006
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 51 no. 2006; (p. 60-73) Argues for the importance of first impressions in reading and appreciating poems. -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 13 no. 2 2006; (p. 105-106)
— Review of Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry -
Late But Closing Fast
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 October 2006; (p. 30-31) -
Aspects of Time and Loss
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Foam:e , no. 3 2006;
— Review of Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry -
Heavy Hitters
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 183 2006; (p. 73-77)
— Review of Friendly Fire 2005 selected work poetry ; The Kindly Ones 2005 selected work poetry ; Gateway to the Sphinx 2004 selected work poetry ; Head and Shin 2004 selected work poetry ; The People Singers : The Surfers Paradise Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry ; Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry ; Rattus Rattus : New and Selected Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; Best Bitter 2006 selected work poetry
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A Larger View
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 276 2005; (p. 58)
— Review of Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry -
Rhyme and Reason: Enduring Obscurity's Poetry in Motion
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 November 2005; (p. 16)
— Review of Geology : Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry ; Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry ; The People Singers : The Surfers Paradise Poems 2005 selected work poetry -
Heavy Hitters
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 183 2006; (p. 73-77)
— Review of Friendly Fire 2005 selected work poetry ; The Kindly Ones 2005 selected work poetry ; Gateway to the Sphinx 2004 selected work poetry ; Head and Shin 2004 selected work poetry ; The People Singers : The Surfers Paradise Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry ; Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry ; Rattus Rattus : New and Selected Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; Best Bitter 2006 selected work poetry -
Aspects of Time and Loss
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Foam:e , no. 3 2006;
— Review of Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 13 no. 2 2006; (p. 105-106)
— Review of Latecomers 2005 selected work poetry -
Late But Closing Fast
2006
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 October 2006; (p. 30-31) -
New Poetry, 2005-2006
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 51 no. 2006; (p. 60-73) Argues for the importance of first impressions in reading and appreciating poems.
Awards
- 2006 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Prize for Poetry
- 2006 highly commended ASAL Awards — Mary Gilmore Award for a First Book of Poetry
- 2006 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
- 2006 shortlisted Australian Capital Territory Poetry Prize — Judith Wright Award for a Published Collection by an Australian Poet
- 2004 winner Queensland Poetry Festival — Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript