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Dedication: for Homer Rieth
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fitzroy North,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Black Pepper
, 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Filthi"I give you what is beautiful in my city,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- After a Mothi"I have spent too much time", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- Untitledi"For so fantastically long,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Talking to Mrs Treei"My mind is like the English", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Some Other Treesi"No frame of theirs hangs", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Lines for Louisei"We made friends in your car over a joint,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Poem on a Line by Jimi"provided you know the back of your room you can write", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Confessionali"It was a hazy spring Grand Final day in Melbourne", single work poetry (p. 9)
- New World Serenadei"Lead me on some play in your life.", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Dirty Pooli"God you are a long time dead", single work poetry (p. 11-15)
- Ship's Manifesti"I have not taken enough notes,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The `Majestic' Destroyed by Firei"`The yellow sky above the cross", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Lamentable Dancingi"It's good fun to speed one last time,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Epithalamioni"As the century snarls towards a full stop,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Anamnesisi"Weeknight of nails", single work poetry (p. 20)
- A Black Sonneti"the shadow being had the writer will black out", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Medium Lowi"Foolish to prize what you don't understand,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Woman on a Walli"All night you climb above the traffic", single work poetry (p. 24)
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Sonnet for Sashi"Dear Sash, hello. It's somewhere after 10 &",
single work
poetry
(p. 25)
Note: Epigraph: baffling combustions are everywhere - Ted Berrigan.
- Unfaithful Translations, single work poetry (p. 27-42)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Sidewalk , no. 1 1998; (p. 30)
— Review of Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite : Poetry and Poetics Review , no. 4 1998; (p. 14-15)
— Review of Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry -
Deft and Deadly Accurate
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 23 February 1998; (p. 26)
— Review of The Nightjar : The 1997 Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 1997 anthology poetry ; Album of Domestic Exiles 1997 selected work poetry ; Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry -
The Genius of the Reader (or Who's Sitting on the Chair?)
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 58 no. 2 1998; (p. 240-248)
— Review of Sun Wind & Diesel 1997 selected work poetry ; Album of Domestic Exiles 1997 selected work poetry ; Living in the Shade of Nothing Solid 1998 selected work poetry ; B-Grade 1997 selected work poetry ; 50-50 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Gate 1997 selected work poetry ; Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry -
The Seductive Microcosm
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 150 1998; (p. 121-125)
— Review of Friendly Street : New Poets : Three 1997 selected work poetry ; Mending the Dingo Fence and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Her Mother's Arms : A Verse Narrative 1997 selected work poetry ; The Red Shoes 1997 selected work poetry ; Salt vol. 10 no. 1997 anthology periodical issue short story poetry prose interview ; 50-50 1997 selected work poetry ; On the Reality of Atlantis and Other Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Dragonfly Tie 1997 selected work poetry ; In the Cage of Love's Gradings 1997 selected work poetry ; Letters from Byron 1997 selected work correspondence ; The Shadow's Keep 1997 selected work poetry prose ; Working Temple : Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Gate 1997 selected work poetry ; Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; The Book of Possibilities 1997 selected work poetry ; Dreamtime Beach ...and Other Times : verse about nature, people, places, love and war 1996 selected work poetry ; Sun Wind & Diesel 1997 selected work poetry
-
The Seductive Microcosm
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 150 1998; (p. 121-125)
— Review of Friendly Street : New Poets : Three 1997 selected work poetry ; Mending the Dingo Fence and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Her Mother's Arms : A Verse Narrative 1997 selected work poetry ; The Red Shoes 1997 selected work poetry ; Salt vol. 10 no. 1997 anthology periodical issue short story poetry prose interview ; 50-50 1997 selected work poetry ; On the Reality of Atlantis and Other Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Dragonfly Tie 1997 selected work poetry ; In the Cage of Love's Gradings 1997 selected work poetry ; Letters from Byron 1997 selected work correspondence ; The Shadow's Keep 1997 selected work poetry prose ; Working Temple : Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Gate 1997 selected work poetry ; Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; The Book of Possibilities 1997 selected work poetry ; Dreamtime Beach ...and Other Times : verse about nature, people, places, love and war 1996 selected work poetry ; Sun Wind & Diesel 1997 selected work poetry -
The Genius of the Reader (or Who's Sitting on the Chair?)
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Winter vol. 58 no. 2 1998; (p. 240-248)
— Review of Sun Wind & Diesel 1997 selected work poetry ; Album of Domestic Exiles 1997 selected work poetry ; Living in the Shade of Nothing Solid 1998 selected work poetry ; B-Grade 1997 selected work poetry ; 50-50 1997 selected work poetry ; The Blue Gate 1997 selected work poetry ; Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry -
A Dense, Word-Haunted Forest
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , no. 12 1997; (p. 152-156)
— Review of The Blue Gate 1997 selected work poetry ; The Shadow's Keep 1997 selected work poetry prose ; Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry -
Poetry Shorts
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 193 1997; (p. 54)
— Review of Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Bloodwood 1996 selected work poetry ; Rock 1997 selected work poetry ; Scenario 1997 selected work poetry -
Rhythms of the Storm
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , October vol. 2 no. 9 1997; (p. 32)
— Review of Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Metre : A Magazine of International Poetry no. 2 Spring 1997 periodical issue ; Poems : Seven Ages 1997 selected work poetry ; Pearls and Bullets 1997 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1997 Highly commended Anne Elder Award — best first collection
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