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Poems in this collection have appeared in Friendly Street Readers 15–23, and 25–30, ArtState, Blue Dog: Australian Poetry, Famous Reporter, Five Bells, FreeXpression, fourW, Island, Micropress Oz, Muse, New England Review, Pelt, Pendulum, Pixel Papers, Poetry Monash, SideWaLK, Social Alternatives, Tamba, Tirra Lirra, Verandah and Wet Ink (Australia) and in Vatra (Rumania) and have been broadcast on Radio Adelaide, Radio 5EBI, Radio 5RPH and ABC Radio National’s PoeticA.
(Source: Adès, David. Mapping the World. Adelaide: Friendly Street Poets & Wakefiend Press, 2008.
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Dedication: For the generation that came before and paved the way, and in particular, for my parents who made everything possible - Felix Ades, of blessed memory, and Huguette Ades.
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Epigraph for 'Horizons': The line of the horizon flashed / so visible, so dense and impenetrable... –Odysseus Elytis
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Epigraph for 'Travels to the Interior': That, more or less, is the map of my world / Which will stay unrolled a little longer / In front of you. –Marin Sorescu
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Epigraph for 'Glimpses of Other Landscapes': The distance between us
and then this small map of stars –Michael Oondatje
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Epigraph for 'Heartlands': If love wants you, suddenly your past is obsolete science. Old maps, disproved theories, a diorama. –Anne Michaels
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Cover artwork by Lesley Adès.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Kent Town,
Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area,
Adelaide - North / North East,
Adelaide,
South Australia,:Friendly Street Poets
,Wakefield Press
, 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Lacunai"airport lounges gather expectations.", single work poetry (p. 2) Section: Horizons
- Mapping the World, sequence poetry (p. 3-4) Section: Horizons
- Pieces of the Puzzlei"I am red ochre", single work poetry (p. 5) Section: Horizons
- As the Winds Blowi"morning woke me", single work poetry (p. 6-11) Section: Horizons
- Leaving Piraeusi"morning wind taunts", single work poetry (p. 12) Section: Horizons
- Tsammadou Beachi"Our bodies lie adrift upon stones, side", single work poetry (p. 13-14) Section: Horizons
- Samosi"The evening sun -", single work poetry (p. 15-16) Section: Horizons
- Islandi"Slipping out of the harbour, one final", single work poetry (p. 17) Section: Horizons
- Ampitheatre in Pamukkalei"The Builders here must have been poets", single work poetry (p. 18-19) Section: Horizons
- An Afternoon in Bombayi"Here", single work poetry (p. 20) Section: Horizons
- Nightfall, Dalat, Vietnami"dusk slides down the gullet,", single work poetry (p. 21-22) Section: Horizons
- At the Killing Fields on the Outskirts of Phnom Penhi"Even here, after the passage of a few years,", single work poetry (p. 23) Section: Horizons
- Mojitoi"A mojito", single work poetry (p. 24) Section: Horizons
- By the Straits of Floridai"By the straits of florida", single work poetry (p. 25) Section: Horizons
- Swingingi"You're on the up", single work poetry (p. 26-27) Section: Horizons
- Initiationi"The wind is rising", single work poetry (p. 29) Section: Travels to the Interior
- Digging in an Abandoned Ruini"Digging in an abandoned ruin", single work poetry (p. 30) Section: Travels to the Interior
- Between the Wordsi"I thought to unlock mysteries:", single work poetry (p. 31) Section: Travels to the Interior
- Puzzlei"Last night, again, I wrestled", single work poetry (p. 32) Section: Travels to the Interior
- Numerous Keys, Numerous Doorsi"Forty-five years I have spent wandering in a garden of keys", single work poetry (p. 33) Section: Travels to the Interior
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Untitled
2011
2011
single work
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— Appears in: Cercles 2000-;
— Review of Micromacro 2006 selected work poetry ; Mapping the World 2008 selected work poetry ; Tales from the Labyrinth [and] The Stone Ladder 2008 selected work poetry ; Phobiaphobia 2007 selected work poetry -
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— Appears in: Wet Ink , Summer no. 13 2008; (p. 68-69)
— Review of Mapping the World 2008 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 341 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Mapping the World 2008 selected work poetry
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , July no. 341 2008; (p. 32)
— Review of Mapping the World 2008 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , Summer no. 13 2008; (p. 68-69)
— Review of Mapping the World 2008 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2011
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Cercles 2000-;
— Review of Micromacro 2006 selected work poetry ; Mapping the World 2008 selected work poetry ; Tales from the Labyrinth [and] The Stone Ladder 2008 selected work poetry ; Phobiaphobia 2007 selected work poetry
Awards
- 2008 commended Anne Elder Award
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