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Notes
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- Dedication: for Stephanie
- Epigraph: And he said, let me go, for the day breakth. What, said Jacob, art thou a thief, or a dice-player, that thou art afraid of the day? He replied: I am an angel, and this is my first turn since my creation to sing praises.' - Chulin, fol. 91, col.2
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Hawthorn,
Camberwell - Kew area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Golvan Arts
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Gypsophilai"Another day with nothing to say for itself-", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Gacelai"There is the sunlight tangled in your hair", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Firm Viewsi"Back to the things themselves: this empty glass", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Approaching Sleepi"Footsteps in the attic, the crooked sounds", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- The Shipi"Nothing but rag and bones, the ship first wraps", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- That Bad Summeri"Vast cobwebs in the sky. No wind for months.", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Haranguing Deathi"Don't hide. I've had my eye on you for years", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Winter at Point Henryi"Sharp winter in the marshes, vagrant wind", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Facing the Pacific at Nighti"Driving east, in the darkness between two stars", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Dispute at Sunrisei"It is enough, this world, more than enough:", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Lullabyi"Sleep, little one, now that the house is still", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- The Storyi"Enter the story here: their battle lost", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- The Mapi"The maps of death get better every day-", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- This Stone is Thinking of Vienna (Rudolf Carnap)i"This stone is thinking of Vienna - so,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- 'The Present King of France is Bald' (Bertrand Russell)i"The present King of France is bald, alas,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- 'The Philosophy of Furniture' (Edgar Allen Poe)i"I'm sorry, Madam, but it's as I feared --", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- American Journali"Some days America is a state of mind", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- The Pleasure of Falling Out of Trees (for Emily Kratzmann)i"Grown ups do nothing but talk and drink all day", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Winter Raini"Two weeks after the funeral, and yet", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- The Letteri"They had it last, I hear, around the Court:", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Wet, Wicked and Wild : Manifestations of Heat in Kevin
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Indian Review of World Literature in English , July vol. 6 no. 2 2010; (p. 1-9) -
'Secret Truths' : The Poetry of Kevin Hart
1995-1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 55 no. 4 1995-1996; (p. 109-121) -
Mastering the Interstice
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 42 1992; (p. 154-155)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry -
Loving Things More, or Loving Only Things
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 36 no. 1-2 1992; (p. 111-112)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry ; Persona Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems: 1983-1989 1991 selected work poetry -
Thoughts in Action
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Winter vol. 1 no. 2 1991; (p. 106-107)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry
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Magic of Symbols is Posed, Pointed
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 May 1991; (p. 7)
— Review of The Butterfly Man 1991 selected work poetry ; Paper Weight 1991 selected work poetry ; The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry ; Peniel 1991 selected work poetry -
Aching Satisfaction
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , October no. 93 1991; (p. 35)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry -
Hart's Thought and Art
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 122 1991; (p. 71-73)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry ; The Buried Harbour : Selected Poems of Giuseppe Ungaretti 1990 selected work poetry -
Having It Both Ways
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Editions , Spring no. 12 1991; (p. 24)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
Poetic Voice Speaking to Us as No Other Quite Can
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 10 August 1991; (p. C8)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry -
Wet, Wicked and Wild : Manifestations of Heat in Kevin
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Indian Review of World Literature in English , July vol. 6 no. 2 2010; (p. 1-9) -
'Secret Truths' : The Poetry of Kevin Hart
1995-1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer vol. 55 no. 4 1995-1996; (p. 109-121) -
Naming the Unnamable
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 48 1991; (p. 64-67)
Awards
- 1992 joint winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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