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Too much information can be hard to swallow.
Time will often tell when leads are hard to follow.

Evidence blows away when the earth is fallow.
Some seeds take. Some graves are shallow.

'Blending verse novella and book-length poem, The Welfare of My Enemy is a ground-breaking, haunted portrait of the phenomenon of Missing Persons. At times disturbing, always captivating, this new book showcases Lawrence's marvellous imagery and spellbinding rhythms in a work that highlights a dark, prevailing underside to Australian society.' (Publisher's blurb)

Notes

  • Dedication: To Robert Adamson
  • Launched by S. K. Kelen at Manning Clark House, Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, 25 March 2012.
  • Epigraph:
    I turned to where your mouth should have been
    but you were not there.

    Ciaran Carson, Rue Daguerre

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The Welfare of My Enemy i "A long, straight road and its vanishing point, unremarkable", Anthony Lawrence , 2008 extract poetry
— Appears in: To Sculpt the Moment : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2008 2008; (p. 90-97)
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Profile of a Press : Puncher and Wattmann Adrian Caesar , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 2 2015; (p. 38-47) 'The multi-award winning poet and novelist David Musgrave founded the independent publishing company Puncher and Wattmann in 2005. Its name derives from Lucky's soliloquy in Beckett's Waiting for Godot. In ten years, the press has produced some on hundred and ten books and established itself as a significant and reputable presence in the Australian cultural landscape. Though poetry titles constitute about three-quarters of the Puncher and Wattmann list, the press has also published literary fiction, literary and cultural criticism and biography.' (Introduction 39)
Untitled Steve Evans , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 5 no. 2 2013;
— Review of The Welfare of My Enemy Anthony Lawrence , 2011 single work poetry
Poetry of the Great Australian Nightmare Rae Desmond Jones , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Rochford Street Review , March-April no. 3 2012;
— Review of The Welfare of My Enemy Anthony Lawrence , 2011 single work poetry
World of Words Jane Sullivan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 22) The Canberra Times , 29 December 2012; (p. 15-16) The Saturday Age , 29 December 2012; (p. 22-23) Jane Sullivan nominates the best Australian and overseas published books for 2013.
Lamentation on the Lost Kate Middleton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 August 2012; (p. 32) The Saturday Age , 1 September 2012; (p. 32)
— Review of The Welfare of My Enemy Anthony Lawrence , 2011 single work poetry
Empathetic, but Risky and Confronting Geoff Page , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 March 2012; (p. 27)
— Review of The Welfare of My Enemy Anthony Lawrence , 2011 single work poetry
Off the Radar Martin Duwell , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 340 2012; (p. 56)
— Review of The Welfare of My Enemy Anthony Lawrence , 2011 single work poetry
Giving Voice to Others Sue Green , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 June 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of The Welfare of My Enemy Anthony Lawrence , 2011 single work poetry ; Linen Tough as History Julie Chevalier , 2012 selected work poetry
Australian Poetry 2011-2012 Judith Beveridge , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , July vol. 57 no. 1 2012; (p. 30-46)
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Lamentation on the Lost Kate Middleton , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 August 2012; (p. 32) The Saturday Age , 1 September 2012; (p. 32)
— Review of The Welfare of My Enemy Anthony Lawrence , 2011 single work poetry
Forensics and Makeshift Rafts Michael Sharkey , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 2 no. 1 2012; (p. 77-83)
Words of Great Worth Robyn Annear , David Day , Lyn McCredden , Peter Pierce , Lucy Sussex , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 4 August 2012; (p. 30-31) This column comprises the judges' comments on the shortlisted works for the 2012 Age Book of the Year Award. (The list includes three titles, outside the scope of AustLit, by James Boyce, Paul Ham and Jane Gleeson-White.)
World of Words Jane Sullivan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 22) The Canberra Times , 29 December 2012; (p. 15-16) The Saturday Age , 29 December 2012; (p. 22-23) Jane Sullivan nominates the best Australian and overseas published books for 2013.
Profile of a Press : Puncher and Wattmann Adrian Caesar , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 5 no. 2 2015; (p. 38-47) 'The multi-award winning poet and novelist David Musgrave founded the independent publishing company Puncher and Wattmann in 2005. Its name derives from Lucky's soliloquy in Beckett's Waiting for Godot. In ten years, the press has produced some on hundred and ten books and established itself as a significant and reputable presence in the Australian cultural landscape. Though poetry titles constitute about three-quarters of the Puncher and Wattmann list, the press has also published literary fiction, literary and cultural criticism and biography.' (Introduction 39)
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