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Notes
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Foreword by Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell.
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Introduction by John Tranter.
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Also includes the poem titled Years Ago, written by British poet Charles Higham.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2007 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Double-Eyed Fig Parroti"A camellia-scented breeze parts the shore", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Still Life with Cockles and Shellsi"Life breathes in this painting like a child", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Assombrissements Darkeningsi"born in a demountable, there you are now,", single work poetry (p. 5-7)
- Forki"proof enough", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
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The Man Running thru the Dark of the Day
The Man Running Through the Dark of the Dayi"a man runs silently through the day",
single work
poetry
(p. 10)
Note: With title: The Man Running thru the Dark of the Day
- Do You Copy?i"Yes, I hear you. I hear", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Flirting after Churchi"at first theyre like a herd of herefords waiting", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Poet's Sisteri"You were almost an unseen bird yourself", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Tribute to Aunty Kathi"My people no longer see the morning's", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Spring Poemi"It's a hot spring afternoon and the near-sighted man at my bus", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Baldandersi"he knows the thousand tastes of metal", single work poetry (p. 19-21)
- Leaving Romei"Red poppies. White roads.", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Publisher : How to Hunt Writeri"Take hole for writer to climb out of, and casually enter urban jungle / bohemian", single work poetry (p. 24)
- A Gyre from Brother Jacki"The canvas, called A Morning Long Ago,", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- In Tidy Towni"white picket fences spike", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Waking Alone by the Radioi"I am recovering from too much", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Dancei"I was entranced, the trance ended", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Crying Girli"brisk-trotting down the bike path", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- Canto of the Muscular Treasurer of Australia - Mr Costelloi"Chin up, wading out of 'piss Christ',", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
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Balloon Daysi"Grinning like the Prime Minister",
single work
poetry
(p. 36)
Note: Dedication: for Anthony Lynch.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , March vol. 32 no. 1 2008; (p. 151-153)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry -
Making the Leap : Australian Poetry 2007-2008
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 53 no. 2008; (p. 130-145)
— Review of Mr Wittgenstein's Lion 2007 selected work poetry ; Seriatim 2007 selected work poetry ; Transit 2007 selected work poetry ; I Could Be Rain 2007 selected work poetry ; Shades of the Sublime and Beautiful 2008 selected work poetry ; Over There : Poems from Singapore and Australia 2008 anthology poetry ; Navigation 2007 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Elsewhere 2007 selected work poetry ; Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry ; Two Kinds of Silence 2007 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; Scar Revision 2008 selected work poetry -
Snapshot of the Australian Poetry Scene
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 82)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry -
Surprises Leap off the Page
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2008; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry -
'Highly Expressive and Resonant and Open Hearted'
2007-2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 48-50)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
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Seams of Our Inheritance
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 November 2007; (p. 21)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry -
A Tale of Two Collections
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1-2 December 2007; (p. 36)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry -
'Highly Expressive and Resonant and Open Hearted'
2007-2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 297 2007-2008; (p. 48-50)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry -
Surprises Leap off the Page
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 January 2008; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2007 2007 anthology poetry -
Snapshot of the Australian Poetry Scene
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 22 no. 1 2008; (p. 82)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2007 2007 anthology poetry
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