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'This is a collection spanning David Malouf's career. It includes previously published poems, as well as new poems organised by their geographical setting, according to the places in which David has lived over the last 30 years.' (Provided by publisher).
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sheer Edgei"Here at the sheer edge", single work poetry (p. ix)
- The Year of the Foxesi"When I was ten, my mother, having sold", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Like Our First Paintboxi"Like our first paintbox: colour", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Episode from an Early Wari"Sometimes, looking back, I find myself, a bookish nine", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Urban Pastorali"Date-palm and traveller's palm, we were all exotics", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Blue Aproni"The world as fact and first light to my eyes:", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Pentecostali"Lit scales in the grass, in a dented pail soft guts", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Open Doori"A palaver out of doors, the excited scraping", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Mulberry Tree Dreamingi"Parachute silk comes spooling out of the mouths", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Vocationi"A minor form of praying: big hands plump", single work poetry (p. 13)
- In the Tellingi"Spiked stars: hot nailheads hammered through the roof", single work poetry (p. 14)
- "Nostalgie"i"On my heels among canna-stems, in the little India", single work poetry (p. 15)
- From Inspirationsi"I'm grateful now for all", extract poetry (p. 16-17)
- This Landscapei"This landscape", single work poetry (p. 18)
- In the Sea's Givingi"A world so close that was not", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Asphodeli"Under this real estate -- squared street on street", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Early Discoveriesi"I find him in the garden. Staked tomato-plants are what", single work poetry (p. 23-25)
- Dark Destroyeri"Coils of wind and water in their wake", single work poetry (p. 26)
- An Ordinary Evening at Hamiltoni"The garden shifts indoors, the house lets fall", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Unholding Herei"Unread, the book you asked for", single work poetry (p. 28)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Sentimental Educations : The Poetry of David Malouf
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Feeding the Ghost : 1 : Criticism on Contemporary Australian Poetry 2018; (p. 85-111)'David Malouf's poetry, marvellous as it is, is only one, comparatively small, part of a literary output noted for the variety of his modes. It is difficult to name many other writers working in poetry, the novel, the short story, the memoir, the review, the play, the critical essay and even libretti. It's tempting to say that, as in Malouf's imaginative universe, the boundaries between these modes are more porous than usual. In fact it is not a matter of Malouf mastering and excelling in different modes, but rather one of his transforming the latent possibilities of existing modes in order to make them play a part in the unfolding and expansions of this universe.' (Introduction)
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Beautiful Dislocations
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 24 no. 1 2010; (p. 116-117)
— Review of Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry -
[Review] Revolving Days
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn/Winter vol. 16 no. 2/3 2009; (p. 141-144)
— Review of Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry -
[Review] Typewriter Music [and] Revolving Days
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Queensland Review , vol. 15 no. 2 2008; (p. 125-127)
— Review of Typewriter Music 2007 selected work poetry ; Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry -
[Review] Revolving Days
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , June vol. 32 no. 2 2008; (p. 279-280)
— Review of Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry
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Rolling Along in Tantalising Text
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 February 2008; (p. 15)
— Review of Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry -
Romantic Malouf Goes Down the Iambic Road, Scattering Influences
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 1-2 March 2008; (p. 12-13)
— Review of Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry -
Masterwork of Life and Land
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 March 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry -
Miniature Marvels
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 300 2008; (p. 55-56)
— Review of Revolving Days : Selected Poems 2008 selected work 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 -
Sentimental Educations : The Poetry of David Malouf
2018
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Feeding the Ghost : 1 : Criticism on Contemporary Australian Poetry 2018; (p. 85-111)'David Malouf's poetry, marvellous as it is, is only one, comparatively small, part of a literary output noted for the variety of his modes. It is difficult to name many other writers working in poetry, the novel, the short story, the memoir, the review, the play, the critical essay and even libretti. It's tempting to say that, as in Malouf's imaginative universe, the boundaries between these modes are more porous than usual. In fact it is not a matter of Malouf mastering and excelling in different modes, but rather one of his transforming the latent possibilities of existing modes in order to make them play a part in the unfolding and expansions of this universe.' (Introduction)
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