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'Pirate Rain builds on the highly acclaimed George Jefferies poems, exploring themes of power, violence, politics and love across Paris, Baghdad, New York and the waters of the Gulf.
The poems discuss the US Presidential campaign, the War on Terror, economic crises and celebrity meltdowns on the one hand, and intensely personal themes of anger, privacy, family, art and love on the other, bringing each into sharp and often biting relief against the other.
Pirate Rain is a vigorous, rich and witty collection, from one of the most individual voices of contemporary Australian poetry.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication: To Katharine Margot
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.
- Pirate Raini"Rain falls with that urhythmic stab", single work poetry (p. 72)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Gig Ryan Reviews Pirate Rain by Jennifer Maiden & Beneath Our Armour by Peter Bakowski
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , August-October no. 5 2012;
— Review of Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry ; Beneath Our Armour 2009 selected work poetry -
Brieflings
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , no. 42 2011; (p. 79-85)
— Review of Authentic Local 2010 selected work poetry ; The Striped World 2009 selected work poetry ; Dark Bright Doors 2010 selected work poetry ; Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry ; Letters 2009 selected work poetry ; In Conversation with the River : Poems 2010 selected work poetry -
Nick Terrell Reviews Jennifer Maiden
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December vol. 34 no. 2010;
— Review of Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry -
Awake in Baghdad
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 325 2010; (p. 57)
— Review of Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry -
'Simple Love Story' Wins Age Award
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 28 August 2010; (p. 13)
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Untitled
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , March vol. 89 no. 6 2010; (p. 42)
— Review of Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry -
Private Thoughts That Ask Uncomfortable Public Questions
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 June 2010; (p. 36-37)
— Review of Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry -
From the Personal to the Profound
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 July 2010; (p. 24-25)
— Review of My Blood's Country 2010 single work prose ; Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry -
Awake in Baghdad
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 325 2010; (p. 57)
— Review of Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry -
Nick Terrell Reviews Jennifer Maiden
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , December vol. 34 no. 2010;
— Review of Pirate Rain 2009 selected work poetry -
Off the Top Shelf
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 31 July 2010; (p. 24-25) The judges for the 2010 Age Book of the Year Awards provide a summary for the category for which they are responsible and comments on each shortlisted title. -
First the Fire Then Rain
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 28 August 2010; (p. 25) -
'Simple Love Story' Wins Age Award
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 28 August 2010; (p. 13)
Awards
- 2011 shortlisted Asher Literary Award
- 2011 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
- 2010 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Poetry
- 2010 shortlisted Queensland Premier's Literary Awards — Arts Queensland Judith Wright Calanthe Prize for Poetry
- 2010 winner The Age Book of the Year Award — Dinny O'Hearn Poetry Prize
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