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'In making her selection of the best 40 poems from Australia’s literary journals, Beveridge – one of Australia’s leading poets – has searched for poems that enact ‘a serious showdown between the word and the poet’. Passionate, vigorous and filled with visitations and mysterious narratives, The Best Australian Poetry 2006 is the liveliest gathering of Australian poetry. ' (Publication summary)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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A Visitationi"All night wild fire burned in the tree-tops",
single work
poetry
(p. 1-2)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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The Fighti"To talk plainly, now, about the day or the people crossing it.",
single work
poetry
(p. 3-4)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Rabbiti"Life shivers between yourself and us: help us to stretch",
single work
poetry
(p. 5-6)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Man on the Mooni"Hardly a feature in the evening sky",
single work
poetry
(p. 7-9)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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The Lenten Veili"A shift of the peripheral distracts the weather",
single work
poetry
(p. 10-11)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Ardenti"Something glides on the smile of the knife",
single work
poetry
(p. 12-13)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Low at the Edge of the Sandsi"they told me I wouldn't find you",
single work
poetry
(p. 14-15)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Irisi"I will not give this day to God, or to God's ilk,",
single work
poetry
(p. 16-17)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Wateri"Die as much as you want. An inch",
single work
poetry
(p. 18-19)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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The Taste of Hoursi"Tonight the husk of depression",
single work
poetry
(p. 20)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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About the Selfi"I'm somewhere near the Norfolk coast",
single work
poetry
(p. 21-22)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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The Wordi"Say wood and everything is clean again",
single work
poetry
(p. 23)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Non-Core Promisei"The either or toward election dates,",
single work
poetry
(p. 24-25)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Labyrinthi"In the caves at Lascaux last century, fooprints",
single work
poetry
(p. 26-27)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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At the Temple of Sistersi"You ask me to decipher its meaning.",
single work
poetry
(p. 28-30)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Travelling with the Wrong Phrase Books,
sequence
poetry
(p. 31-37)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Visiting Melbournei"I stop. Someone has called my name with",
single work
poetry
(p. 38-42)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Equationi"The kookaburra begets the sacred kingfisher",
single work
poetry
(p. 43-44)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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Finishing Schooli"I know that my pupil is imperfect.",
single work
poetry
(p. 45)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
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The Tonguei"The tongue is the ego's horse",
single work
poetry
(p. 46-47)
Note: Contributor note includes details on the poet's inspiration for this poem.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] The Best Australian Poems 2006 [and] The Best Australian Poetry 2006
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Voice : A Journal of Comment and Review , March no. 21 2007; (p. 51-54)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract ; The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry -
Alive and Barking
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 288 2007; (p. 41-42)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract -
Poetry
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 17 November no. 5407 2006; (p. 33)
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Mustering a Mob - Or Running Free
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 December 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract -
Tremblings and Raw-Knuckle Poems
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 December 2006; (p. 15)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract
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Books Non-Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 October 2006; (p. 24)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry -
Poetry's Annual Check-Up
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 November 2006; (p. 37)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract -
Transports of Delight
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 November 2006; (p. 23)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract -
Tremblings and Raw-Knuckle Poems
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 December 2006; (p. 15)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract -
Mustering a Mob - Or Running Free
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 December 2006; (p. 12)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2006 2006 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2006 2006 anthology poetry extract
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