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* Contents derived from the
Wollongong,
Wollongong area,
Illawarra,
South Coast,
New South Wales,:Five Islands Press
,Scarp Productions
, 1994 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- From Instructions Given to the Royal Examiners in the State of Chii"Examine the candidate's state of mind", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Never Againi"The guavas grow by the winding lake.", single work poetry (p. 6-9)
- On Reading Nadezhda Mandelstam's Memoirsi"Footsteps appear in the snow", single work poetry (p. 10)
- For a Beautiful Polish Ladyi"Now that Death is dreaming", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Separationi"You in the high-walled fortress of sleep", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Woman in a Dark Overcoat Hunched in a Seati"She tells me of horses, of the quiet eyes of horses", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Midwinter Swimmingi"I dream of the pool which is still open,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Moving Housei"Rows of icons grace the small house behind the monastery.", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Four Variations on a Text of St Johni"I stopped at the well.", single work poetry (p. 16-18)
- A Domestic Helper Returns for Christmas in the Provincei"Dumating umaga sa malayo bahay:", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Death of Francoi"He lies there in absolute darkness.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- When Eagles Pause to Talk with Your Sleeping Bodyi"When you wake again", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Ode to Allen Ginsbergi"I am writing from the Hudson river the New Jersey side:", single work poetry (p. 23-26)
- Robert Frost at Eightyi"I think there are poems greater and stranger than any I have", single work poetry (p. 27)
- The Emperor Montezuma Returns to Witness the Enactment of His Last Days in an Opera Composed by Antonio Vivaldi and Performed in the Theatre of St Angelo, Venice, 1733i"I woke first on a pure note of high C,", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- 1892i"The sugarcane harvest will soon be in. It is before nuclear energy,", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- The Joys of Mathematicsi"At fifty I will begin my count towards the infinite numbers.", single work poetry (p. 32)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Books and Journals
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , September vol. 6 no. 3 1994; (p. 105-106)
— Review of Coming Home from the World 1994 selected work poetry -
Six Poets from Five Islands
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer (1994-1995) vol. 54 no. 4 1994; (p. 180-188)
— Review of Paper Nautilus 1994 selected work poetry ; Things in a Glass Box 1994 selected work poetry ; My Sweet Sex 1994 selected work poetry ; The Wolf Problem in Australia : [Including Reef Notes] 1994 selected work poetry ; Coming Home from the World 1994 selected work poetry ; The Beggar's Codex 1994 selected work poetry -
Six from Scarp
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 164 1994; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Paper Nautilus 1994 selected work poetry ; Things in a Glass Box 1994 selected work poetry ; My Sweet Sex 1994 selected work poetry ; The Wolf Problem in Australia : [Including Reef Notes] 1994 selected work poetry ; Coming Home from the World 1994 selected work poetry ; The Beggar's Codex 1994 selected work poetry
-
Six from Scarp
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 164 1994; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Paper Nautilus 1994 selected work poetry ; Things in a Glass Box 1994 selected work poetry ; My Sweet Sex 1994 selected work poetry ; The Wolf Problem in Australia : [Including Reef Notes] 1994 selected work poetry ; Coming Home from the World 1994 selected work poetry ; The Beggar's Codex 1994 selected work poetry -
Six Poets from Five Islands
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer (1994-1995) vol. 54 no. 4 1994; (p. 180-188)
— Review of Paper Nautilus 1994 selected work poetry ; Things in a Glass Box 1994 selected work poetry ; My Sweet Sex 1994 selected work poetry ; The Wolf Problem in Australia : [Including Reef Notes] 1994 selected work poetry ; Coming Home from the World 1994 selected work poetry ; The Beggar's Codex 1994 selected work poetry -
Books and Journals
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , September vol. 6 no. 3 1994; (p. 105-106)
— Review of Coming Home from the World 1994 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1995 joint winner NBC Banjo Awards — NBC Turnbull Fox Phillips Poetry Prize
- 1995 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry
- 1992 winner Australian Centre Literary Awards — Wesley Michel Wright Prize in Poetry
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