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This selection of poetry is divided into four titled sections: Pinned husks (p9-21), Red-raw country (p23-29), The same river (p31-58) and Testament (p59-81).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Applecross,
Melville area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Folio / Salt
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Elegancei"The fly has its own elegance", single work poetry (p. 11)
- These Wordsi"Everything has the mark", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Poetry Housekeepingi"In this month's edition of", single work poetry satire (p. 14)
- Whale's Ear in a Country Museumi"What does she hear now", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Pianoless Quarteti"5.45 pm I drive to pick-up", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Another Generation from Slipi"Blu-tak stains or rips away little scars", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Gloom Chasersi"In her seventies my mother-in-law", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Anzac Day March, the Mateship and Alli"Again our son marches for Skin,", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Cooking Emu Whole Againi"Flying bones lift us", single work poetry (p. 25)
- None So Raw as This Our Landi"Many have been more exotic places, but this", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Mary Ann at Kookynie Cemeteryi"The Church of the Bleeding Heart", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Kookynie Rush-houri"Two roads to nowhere,", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Natural SFXi"Standing at the edge of", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Esse est Percipii"I lie on the surgery table", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Autobiographyi"each block of wood", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Walking a Childhood Pathi"Music to shore", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Sharp-Smelling Misti"I see us now on the cliffs", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Mr Hobby's Poppiesi"One poppy bends in the wind", single work poetry (p. 38)
- From Crystal Set to Interneti"Today, our kitchen radio crackles", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- The Perfume Factoryi"The Ford Customline barrelled towards Long Point, our seaside holiday", single work prose (p. 41)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Reviews
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Scarp , June no. 30 1997; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry -
Powerful Voices from Across the Nullarbor
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 May 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Bluebeard in Drag : Poems 1996 selected work poetry -
Poems of Memory Grammar
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 189 1997; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry
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Poems of Memory Grammar
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 189 1997; (p. 57-58)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry -
Powerful Voices from Across the Nullarbor
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 May 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Bluebeard in Drag : Poems 1996 selected work poetry -
Reviews
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Scarp , June no. 30 1997; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry
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