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1992
Still Waiting for the Thunder
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Dedication: Vicki Turner-Jones (1950-1990) - her crystal silence
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Milton,
Milton - Toowong area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Jacaranda Press
, 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- A Life : 1 : Prologuei"The journey back", single work poetry (p. 3)
- A Life : 2 : Livingi"I live my days", single work poetry (p. 3)
- A Life : 3 : Epiloguei"The girls I loved", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Authenticating a Worki"Imagine", single work poetry (p. 5)
- The Steps of Pilgrimage (St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney)i"Count the stairs of the shouldering tower,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Poem on Page 106 (for Honi Tuwhare)i"Your poem friend Honi called to me twice:", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Lessons Learnt Welli"The habits", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Local Practicesi"The flag hangs limp on its pole", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Dragon in the Schoolyardi"The bell had not yet rung when the creature", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Secular Hymni"I cannot bleed", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Bloody Animal!i"A late breakfast", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Rump Parliament: A Caudated Sonneti"Dogs never have anywhere to go, but", single work poetry satire (p. 18)
- Found Poem / Poem in Which I Find Myselfi"let us praise", single work poetry (p. 19)
- An Argument for Political Poetryi"Well might they call this prince", single work poetry satire (p. 20)
- The Centre of the Country (for Geoff Page)i"The trouble with Canberra is that is does", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Japanese Tourists at the Australian War Memoriali"A grey-haired Japanese tourist sits on", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Spoils to the Victorsi"Always, when the conquerors come", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Kneeling While Travellingi"yesterday there were", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Elegy for a Fiddle-Maker, and Other Thingsi"The old fiddle-maker is dead:", single work poetry (p. 25)
- 6 August 1945: A Poem for Voicesi"Today is the end of a war,", single work poetry (p. 26-30)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , March vol. 5 no. 1 1993; (p. 92-93)
— Review of Still Waiting for the Thunder 1992 selected work poetry ; Reef Windows 1991 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God 1992 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , March vol. 5 no. 1 1993; (p. 92-93)
— Review of Still Waiting for the Thunder 1992 selected work poetry ; Reef Windows 1991 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God 1992 selected work poetry
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