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'When David McComb died in 1999 at the age of 36, he left behind an extraordinary body of work, notably the songs and albums he recorded with Australian post-punk group The Triffids. The fact that McComb also wrote poetry from an early age - much of it collected here for the first time - will come as no surprise to admirers of the songwriter's powerfully evocative lyrics.
Introduced by fellow Western Australian writer John Kinsella, the poems in this book will delight fans of popular music and contemporary poetry alike. Beautiful Waste illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of McComb's brilliance.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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With an introduction by John Kinsella
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Dedication: For Jo
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Includes Postface p 111.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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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 -
Adrian Robinson, on Chris Coughran and Niall Lucy, Eds, Vagabond Holes : David McComb and The Triffids and Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , no. 7 2010;
— Review of Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009 anthology autobiography biography column criticism essay interview poetry prose short story ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 199 2010; (p. 102)
— Review of Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 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 -
Poetry Review Essay
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Summer no. 5 2010; (p. 136-142)
— Review of Poems : 1980-2008 2008 selected work poetry ; The Ghost Poetry Project 2009 selected work poetry ; The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry ; The Darwin Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; Autographs : 56 Poems in Prose 2006 selected work poetry ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry ; Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology poetry
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , December no. 17 2009; (p. 58-59)
— Review of Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009 anthology autobiography biography column criticism essay interview poetry prose short story ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry -
Poetry Review Essay
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Indigo , Summer no. 5 2010; (p. 136-142)
— Review of Poems : 1980-2008 2008 selected work poetry ; The Ghost Poetry Project 2009 selected work poetry ; The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry ; The Darwin Poems 2009 selected work poetry ; Autographs : 56 Poems in Prose 2006 selected work poetry ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry ; Motherlode : Australian Women's Poetry 1986 - 2008 2009 anthology 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 -
Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 199 2010; (p. 102)
— Review of Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry -
Adrian Robinson, on Chris Coughran and Niall Lucy, Eds, Vagabond Holes : David McComb and The Triffids and Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , no. 7 2010;
— Review of Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009 anthology autobiography biography column criticism essay interview poetry prose short story ; Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb 2009 selected work poetry
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