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Notes
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Dedication: For Mark Cowan-Aston.
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.
- In the Shadows of a Rockspilli"darken your hands", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Bestiary in Open Tuningi"Blessings and praise", single work poetry (p. 4-6)
- The Listening Dogi"On a long stretch of beach, at dawn,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Night Scene, Bundanoni"Mullet-jumping time.", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Natural Sciencei"When the noisy minah dropped", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Grave of the Southpawi"Those who claim to have found it", single work poetry (p. 11-13)
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Breaking Chaini"Something comes",
single work
poetry
(p. 14-15)
Note: With first line: Something comes, drawn by hunger
- Detail From a Story in Water Timei"When the river flooded, the flood -", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Notes Toward a Narrative on Yanco Creeki"From the bright dissolve of creekwater mandala,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- One for the European Waspsi"It begins with a sound", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Equationi"The kookaburra begets the sacred kingfisher", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Companion Birdsi"First, the makeup:", single work poetry (p. 22-27)
- Pastoral Carei"It's not just the way native animals, at dusk", single work poetry (p. 28)
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Fly Agarici"In a forest I found what I'd not been looking for",
single work
poetry
(p. 29-31)
Note: Dedication: for Lisa Gorton
- Fire Tower Farmi"Although we chose not to read", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
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Stylei"He used half an acre",
single work
poetry
(p. 34)
Note: With first line: He used half an acre of fallen timber
- Guidance and Knowledgei"A pair of spur-wing plovers throw down", single work poetry (p. 35-37)
- Spring Equinoxi"Having heard her speak, and then mime a description", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- The Driveri"It might the face of the driver you once were, or wanted to be,", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- To Enter Mount Wellingtoni"To enter Mount Wellington", single work poetry (p. 42-46)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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At the Crossroads : Australian Poetry 2008-2009
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 54 no. 1 2009; (p. 115-127)
— Review of The Golden Bird 2008 single work poetry ; View from the Lucky Hotel 2008 selected work poetry ; Theatre 2008 selected work poetry ; Letters to the Tremulous Hand 2007 selected work poetry ; Vincent Buckley : Collected Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; True Thoughts 2008 selected work poetry ; The Other Way Out 2007 single work poetry ; Bark 2008 selected work poetry ; Divine Comedy : Journeys Through Regional Geography 2008 selected work poetry prose ; Growing Up With Mr Menzies 2008 selected work poetry ; Man Wolf Man 2007 selected work poetry ; Aria 2008 selected work poetry ; Autographs : 56 Poems in Prose 2006 selected work poetry ; Ambulances and Dreamers 2008 selected work poetry ; Speed and Other Liberties 2008 selected work poetry ; Therapy Like Fish : New and Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry ; Sixty Classic Australian Poems 2009 single work criticism ; Poems : 1980-2008 2008 selected work poetry ; The Incoming Tide 2007 selected work poetry ; Southern Edge : Three Stories in Verse 2009 selected work poetry -
Poetry Survey
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 116 2009; (p. 56-61)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry ; Without an Alibi 2008 selected work poetry ; The Australian Popular Songbook 2008 selected work poetry prose ; The Edge of Everything 2007 selected work poetry ; As We Draw Ourselves 2008 selected work poetry ; The Pallbearer's Garden 2008 selected work poetry -
The Power and the Burden
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 October 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry ; As We Draw Ourselves 2008 selected work poetry -
Staking All for Revelation
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 50)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry -
Nature a Rich Source for Verse
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 May 2008; (p. 33)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry
-
Nature a Rich Source for Verse
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 May 2008; (p. 33)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry -
Staking All for Revelation
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 304 2008; (p. 50)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry -
The Power and the Burden
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 October 2008; (p. 29)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry ; As We Draw Ourselves 2008 selected work poetry -
Poetry Survey
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 116 2009; (p. 56-61)
— Review of Bark 2008 selected work poetry ; Without an Alibi 2008 selected work poetry ; The Australian Popular Songbook 2008 selected work poetry prose ; The Edge of Everything 2007 selected work poetry ; As We Draw Ourselves 2008 selected work poetry ; The Pallbearer's Garden 2008 selected work poetry -
At the Crossroads : Australian Poetry 2008-2009
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 54 no. 1 2009; (p. 115-127)
— Review of The Golden Bird 2008 single work poetry ; View from the Lucky Hotel 2008 selected work poetry ; Theatre 2008 selected work poetry ; Letters to the Tremulous Hand 2007 selected work poetry ; Vincent Buckley : Collected Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; True Thoughts 2008 selected work poetry ; The Other Way Out 2007 single work poetry ; Bark 2008 selected work poetry ; Divine Comedy : Journeys Through Regional Geography 2008 selected work poetry prose ; Growing Up With Mr Menzies 2008 selected work poetry ; Man Wolf Man 2007 selected work poetry ; Aria 2008 selected work poetry ; Autographs : 56 Poems in Prose 2006 selected work poetry ; Ambulances and Dreamers 2008 selected work poetry ; Speed and Other Liberties 2008 selected work poetry ; Therapy Like Fish : New and Selected Poems 2008 selected work poetry ; Sixty Classic Australian Poems 2009 single work criticism ; Poems : 1980-2008 2008 selected work poetry ; The Incoming Tide 2007 selected work poetry ; Southern Edge : Three Stories in Verse 2009 selected work poetry
Awards
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