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Notes
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Dedication: For my son, Phillip.
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The collection is divided into two parts entitled - 'Driftgrounds: Three Fishermen' and 'Water Sapphire'.
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Author's note (p.88): Driftgrounds: Three Fishermen: this is an entirely fictitious series of poems in which I have taken liberties with the species of fish that may be found along the eastern coast of Australia.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Artarmon,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Giramondo Publishing
, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Sharki"We heard the creaking clutch of the crank", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Trawlersi"The broken northern cliff face and tidal rips still", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Casti"I flick out my line - it's pale and thin as the antennae", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Spittle Beachi"It's cold among the shiftings of shell and sand;", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
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Lingoi"He had the boat next to ours, and every morning I'd hear",
single work
poetry
(p. 20-21)
Note: First Line: He had the boat next to ours, every morning I'd hear his hammer
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Inleti"The lighthouse beam swings round again lighting",
single work
poetry
(p. 22-23)
Note: First Line: The lighthouse beam swings round again, lighting
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Tacklei"'I love the heavy crackle of an old '50's spinner, ' Davey says,",
single work
poetry
(p. 24-25)
Note: First Line: 'I love the heavy crackle of an old 50's spinner,'
- The Knoti"Grennan takes another corded strand between his fingers,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- At the Bayi"I've been reeling in my line and casting out, listening", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Delanceyi"He lived in a shack on Bennetts Creek", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
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Raini"Grennan sucks in air along his gums and yells",
single work
poetry
(p. 30-31)
Note: With title: At 5 am. First Line: Grennan sucks in air along his gums and yells again
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Jellyfishi"Jellyfish, translucent as onionskin, pulse through the bay.",
single work
poetry
(p. 32-33)
Note: First Line: Jellyfish translucent as onionskin pulse through the bay.
- The Booki"There is a fish called flower of the wave", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Afternooni"Already I can feel the sun's stare on the gut-slippery", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Winda Woppai"The tide's out, gulls stand on legs thin as electrical wire", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Whalei"Grennan makes some incisions into the intestinal wall -", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Hooksi"I'm sorting out the hooks in Grennan's big old tackle box.", single work poetry (p. 39)
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Liami"I drive my blade into the fish's anal opening, cutting through",
single work
poetry
(p. 40-41)
Note: First Line: I drive my blade into the fish's anal opening,
- A Shantyi"Old Man Seiner lets the lines", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- Galei"I vomit across the tiller; gunwale and deck", single work poetry (p. 44-45)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Inaugural Sydney City Poet : Lisa Gorton Interviews Kate Middleton
Lisa Gorton
(interviewer),
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 May vol. 38 no. 0 2012; -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Spring vol. 17 no. 4 2010; (p. 161-163)
— Review of Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry -
The Cool Web : Emptiness, Empathy, Prosody & Place in the Poetry of Judith Beveridge
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 23 (New Series) 2010; (p. 207-222) -
Hooked by Sounds and Sights of the Sea
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7-8 August 2010; (p. 37)
— Review of Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry -
Annual Poetry Review 2009-2010
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 55 no. 1 2010; (p. 21-38)
— Review of Ghostly Subjects 2009 selected work poetry ; Moments of Perfect Poise 2008 selected work poetry ; Parts of Us 2010 selected work poetry ; Marriage for Beginners : And Other Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; Taller When Prone 2010 selected work poetry ; Grass Notes 2009 selected work poetry ; Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry ; White Lines (Vertical) 2010 selected work poetry ; Folk Tunes 2009 selected work poetry ; Piano Hill 2009 selected work poetry ; Birds in Mind 2008 single work poetry ; Apples with Human Skin 2009 selected work poetry ; The Pallbearer's Garden 2008 selected work poetry ; A Tight Circle 2008 selected work poetry ; Letters 2009 selected work poetry ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , November no. 357 2009; (p. 32)
— Review of Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry -
Ambitious Lines Hook a Successful Catch
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 November 2009; (p. 12)
— Review of Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry -
Off the Shelf
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 8 December 2009; (p. 6)
— Review of Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry ; Opal Sunset : Selected Poems, 1958-2008 2008 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2009 2009 anthology poetry -
Reeling Her Line
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2009 - January 2010 no. 317 2009; (p. 69)
— Review of Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry -
Reading the Gift of Sound and Vision
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 March 2010; (p. 23)
— Review of Storm and Honey 2009 selected work poetry ; Folk Tunes 2009 selected work poetry ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry -
The Cool Web : Emptiness, Empathy, Prosody & Place in the Poetry of Judith Beveridge
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 23 (New Series) 2010; (p. 207-222) -
The Inaugural Sydney City Poet : Lisa Gorton Interviews Kate Middleton
Lisa Gorton
(interviewer),
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 May vol. 38 no. 0 2012;
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