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Dedication : For Kim Selling & Matt Tripolone
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Epigraph: Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but are very much at the mercy of the particular language which has become the medium of expression for their society. It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection. The fact of the matter is that the 'real world' is to a large extent unconsciously built upon the language habits of the group.
Edward Sapir, Language
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Epigraph: We look at the world through eyes of ancient mud.
John Gray, Straw Dogs
Contents
- Who is Alibi Wednesdayi"Don't worry too much, it's all taken care of.", single work poetry (p. 1)
- The Journey In, single work prose (p. 2)
- After the Circusi"What sun will set here, over sweet-wrappers and ticket stubs littering", single work poetry (p. 3-5)
- Any Place to Goi"It was days later. Not long after we left the convent", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Those Ox-Heart Tomatoesi"I told my son to clear the table, 'Jumbo,' I said,", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Wasted Resourcesi"Noah was desperate for a small advance. His", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Right People for the Jobi"When my uncle got back from Burma, it was sixty", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Lost Soldieri"The river was filled with bones", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- No Second Chancesi"'I burnt every bridge I ever walked across,' he", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Symbiosisi"He's speaking with his mouth full again, so it's", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The Milonguero, single work prose (p. 22-23)
- Lucky Starsi"It was a dry, cold night perfect for sipping red", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Georgia Talkes to a Painteri"The way spirit tracks in brushstrokes or words", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Cast Awayi"You're a message in a bottle cast into the", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Character Actori"Where is this town Justice? Will you lead me", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Trembling Ontologyi"I'm in love with a dapper limber'n'limbic ladyboy", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Alibi Considers the Suburban Linei"My father was an accountant who became", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Hyde Parki"In Hyde Park, she is foraging once again for a", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Jumbo and the Happy Abyssi"Now he's up there on stilts, hammer in hand,", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Noah in Lovei"'If one of us dies, I'm moving to Paris.' That's", single work poetry (p. 36)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Autoethnographic
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 73 no. 1 2013; (p. 237-241)
— Review of Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry -
Aspects of Australian Poetry in 2012
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 58 no. 1 2013; (p. 68-91)'T he act of reading for appraisal rather than pleasure is a privilege that brings me to a deepened understanding of the contemporary in Australian poetry, the way the past is being framed, its traditions, celebrities and enigmas washed up in new and hybrid appearances or redressed in more conventional, sometimes nimbus forms. Judith Wright wrote that the ‘place to find clues is not in the present, it lies in the past: a shallow past, as all immigrants to Australia know, and all of us are immigrants.’ The discipline of reading to filter such a range of voices underlines my foreignness, making reading akin to translation, whilst reciprocally inviting the reader of this essay to become a foreigner to my assumptions and conclusions.' (Introduction)
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Tamryn Bennett Reviews Autoethnographic by Michael Brennan
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 13 2013;
— Review of Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry -
[Review] Autoethnographic
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 346 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry -
Best of 2012 : The Top 10 Poetic Works
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , December 2012;
— Review of The Jaguar's Dream : Translations, Adaptations, Versions, Extrapolations, Interpolations, Afters, Takes and Departures 2012 selected work poetry ; Ash Is Here, So are Stars 2012 selected work poetry ; The Family Idiot 2012 selected work poetry ; Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry ; 2012 and Other Poems 2012 selected work poetry ; Water Mirrors 2012 selected work poetry ; Ruby Moonlight 2012 single work novel ; Mogwie-Idan : Stories of the Land 2012 selected work poetry ; Marionette : Notes Toward the Life and Times of Miss Marion Davies 2012 selected work poetry
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[Review] Autoethnographic
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 346 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry -
Best of 2012 : The Top 10 Poetic Works
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland [Online] , December 2012;
— Review of The Jaguar's Dream : Translations, Adaptations, Versions, Extrapolations, Interpolations, Afters, Takes and Departures 2012 selected work poetry ; Ash Is Here, So are Stars 2012 selected work poetry ; The Family Idiot 2012 selected work poetry ; Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry ; 2012 and Other Poems 2012 selected work poetry ; Water Mirrors 2012 selected work poetry ; Ruby Moonlight 2012 single work novel ; Mogwie-Idan : Stories of the Land 2012 selected work poetry ; Marionette : Notes Toward the Life and Times of Miss Marion Davies 2012 selected work poetry -
Tamryn Bennett Reviews Autoethnographic by Michael Brennan
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Mascara Literary Review , June no. 13 2013;
— Review of Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry -
[Review] Autoethnographic
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 73 no. 1 2013; (p. 237-241)
— Review of Autoethnographic 2012 selected work poetry -
Aspects of Australian Poetry in 2012
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 58 no. 1 2013; (p. 68-91)'T he act of reading for appraisal rather than pleasure is a privilege that brings me to a deepened understanding of the contemporary in Australian poetry, the way the past is being framed, its traditions, celebrities and enigmas washed up in new and hybrid appearances or redressed in more conventional, sometimes nimbus forms. Judith Wright wrote that the ‘place to find clues is not in the present, it lies in the past: a shallow past, as all immigrants to Australia know, and all of us are immigrants.’ The discipline of reading to filter such a range of voices underlines my foreignness, making reading akin to translation, whilst reciprocally inviting the reader of this essay to become a foreigner to my assumptions and conclusions.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 2014 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — Prize for Poetry
- 2012 joint winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize