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Issue Details: First known date: 1998... 1998 Sudden Alchemy : Selected Australian Poetry
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Notes

  • Collection of 1st, 2nd and Commended poems from the Tom Collins Poetry Prize for the years 1975 to 1996 inclusive.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Cottesloe, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW), W.A. Branch , 1998 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Slow Process of Widowingi"The lake today was soft looking", Gwenda Steff , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Hunt Streeti"Oil storage tanks queue along the ridges.", Barbara Brandt , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Candle in the Darki"Unlit candles are", Judy Johnson , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
A Thing or Two About Monkeysi"There's no monkey in the shower,", Andrew Lansdown , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Ruined Roomi"A jute bag in the corner, university books", T. M. Collins , single work poetry (p. 9)
Stonyville Aqueduct, Queensland 1996i"Not overgrown or broken down,", Ron Stevens , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Reunioni"Pressed together nose to nose", Sarah French , single work poetry (p. 12)
Exilei"At night the house croons, slips", Jan Teagle Kapetas , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Leavingi"I often dream of flying,/ stitching a path that is", Judy Johnson , single work poetry (p. 16)
Cottesloe Beach 1973 (the one that got away)i"three in one", Sarah French , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
Man on the River Flats Riversdale Poems : Man on the River Flatsi"In this late estuarine-light", Mark Miller , single work poetry (p. 19)
Excursions : Bluff Knolli"Thought not possible,", Tracy Ryan , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Vision Splendidi"In the winter of Eighty-four, at night", Jeff Guess , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Slaughtering the Lambi"On the crossed bars in the dust", Jan Teagle Kapetas , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Bosniai"Everything suddenly burst into colour;", Alan Alexander , single work poetry (p. 26)
Demeter's Lament to Zeusi"Yes, she's our child. Sixteen years", Zan Ross , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Postcard from Kalbarrii"Caught here at the edge of the continent", Jan Teagle Kapetas , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Song for Robin (With Love from His Grandmother)i"May this be first of many firsts", Jenny De Garis , single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Relici"an ancient man", Roland Leach , single work poetry (p. 34)
Hagi"And now you know", Zan Ross , single work poetry (p. 35-36)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Sea and Other Poems Anthony Lawrence , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1998-1999) no. 207 1998; (p. 38)

— Review of Sudden Alchemy : Selected Australian Poetry 1998 anthology poetry
The Sea and Other Poems Anthony Lawrence , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1998-1999) no. 207 1998; (p. 38)

— Review of Sudden Alchemy : Selected Australian Poetry 1998 anthology poetry
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