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Notes
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Dedication: In memory of Michael Parfitt
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Epigraph: do not despise the green jewel shining among the twigs because it is a traffic light. (Charles Reznikoff)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Blackheath,
Blue Mountains,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Brandl and Schlesinger
, 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Sun in Winteri"The bedroom -",
single work
poetry
(p. 13)
Note: With first line: The bedroom, a drawer
- Estatesi"Here, on empty blocks,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Mythologyi"Home never seemed worth writing about.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Easy Listeningi"in delis, cafes, service stations", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- I Like Airportsi"for the big screen TV", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Hoursi"Evenings I get nothing done.", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Lyndoch Road, Winteri"Evert evening we race", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Feveri"When you wake", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- 6 a.m.i"The house crouched like a sprinter:", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Studentsi"Our first place", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Casuali"The food basement court echoes", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Allnighteri"Stepping out at three, for something", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Sunseti"This hemisphere, like one hand", single work poetry (p. 28)
- The Wedding Plani"Your family has seen the film", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Here and Nowi"What does the afternoon offer?", single work poetry (p. 33-35)
- Cranesi"The city builds", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- The Pinesi"These are the pines.", single work poetry (p. 38)
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Wednesday Nightsi"Then there's Wednesday nights,",
single work
poetry
(p. 39)
Note: With first line: And then these Wednesday nights
- Airshipi"The moon's speech bubble", single work poetry (p. 40)
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Rainworksi"In the flat heat of summer",
single work
poetry
(p. 41-47)
Note: A poem (in this version) in seven numbered parts.
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. -
City Limits
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 65 no. 2 2006; (p. 87-91)
— Review of Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry ; Broken/Open 2005 selected work poetry ; The Ancient Capital of Images 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 -
Ordinary Life in Perfect Proportions
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 49 no. 12 2005; (p. 84-85)
— Review of Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry -
Fine Adjustments
2005-2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 277 2005-2006; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry ; Throwing Stones at the Sun 2005 selected work poetry ; Narcissism 2005 selected work poetry
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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 -
Fine Adjustments
2005-2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 277 2005-2006; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry ; Throwing Stones at the Sun 2005 selected work poetry ; Narcissism 2005 selected work poetry -
Ordinary Life in Perfect Proportions
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 49 no. 12 2005; (p. 84-85)
— Review of Avenues and Runways 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 -
City Limits
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 65 no. 2 2006; (p. 87-91)
— Review of Avenues and Runways 2005 selected work poetry ; Broken/Open 2005 selected work poetry ; The Ancient Capital of Images 2005 selected work poetry -
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.
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