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Contents

* Contents derived from the Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2013 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Denizeni"The octopus is dead", Les Murray , single work poetry (p. 1)
A Dire Seasoni"A star had appeared in the night sky,", Judith Beveridge , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
A Disasteri"Here, too, some ground has been cleared", Chris Edwards , single work poetry (p. 4)
A Quick Drink at the Bari"Nothing mystical, it's like 'hey have an aspirin'", Dan Disney , single work poetry (p. 5)
An Ordinary Evening in Newtowni"Camperdown’s for dogs,", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
And Then a Cup of Teai"The Captain had a kipper from a previous daring breakfast", Mal McKimmie , single work poetry (p. 8)
Another Chardin in Need of Cleaningi"Forearmed is foredefeated,", Ann Vickery , single work poetry (p. 9)
Note: Author note: after Frank O'Hara
As Flames Were My Only Witnessi"After three days of wind pounding the midriff of hills", Russell Erwin , single work poetry (p. 10)
As in the Future Wheni"a big computer was doing the thinking", Jal Nicholl , single work poetry (p. 11)
At Lericii"Darkly at anchor", David Malouf , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Autoethnographici"And still the feeling hadn't left us, something had", Michael Brennan , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Basic Hut Methodologyi"take your platform boots off", Ella O'Keefe , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Black Throated Finchi"By the pool, their fingernail-sized gullets undulate briskly", B. R. Dionysius , single work poetry (p. 18)
Blind Spoti"Slip id to lop its", Justin Clemens , single work poetry (p. 19)
Bringing You Homei"You've stained my sleep again and your tiny clothes", Susan Fealy , single work poetry (p. 20)
Bushfire Approachingi"I am ready to evacuate if need be.", John Kinsella , single work poetry (p. 21-24)
Chimneyi"By day it sdoes its thick and heinous work,", Maria Takolander , single work poetry (p. 25)
From : Chinatownsi"Over and over you study the menus, the recipes, the difficult names", Kim Cheng Boey , single work poetry (p. 26)
City Workers During Morning Rush Hour, Collins Street, Melbourne, 2012i"Perhaps not fully awake you exit Parliament Station, alight from trams.", Peter Bakowski , single work poetry (p. 27)
Closed on Mondaysi"too nice", Pamela Brown , single work poetry (p. 28-33)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Collingwood, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2013 .
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      Extent: 236p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: November 2013
      ISBN: 9781922231239, 9781863956277
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Poems Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2003-2018 Z1845184 2003 series - publisher poetry

      The third of the Black Inc. 'Best of' collections, Best Australian Poems was initiated in 2003, under executive chair Morry Schwartz. Publisher Chris Feik took over all three series in 2004. In March 2018, Black Inc. cancelled all three series, replacing them with Best Summer Stories.

      Number in series: 11

Works about this Work

‘Distant and Kindred Analogies’ in Recent Australian Poetry John Hawke , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 59 no. 1 2014; (p. 144-163)

— Review of Threefer Ken Bolton , 2013 selected work poetry ; Towns in the Great Desert Peter Boyle , 2012 selected work poetry ; Hotel Hyperion Lisa Gorton , 2013 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry ; The Vision of Error : A Sextet of Activist Poems John Kinsella , 2013 selected work poetry ; Night Writing Kathryn Lomer , 2014 selected work poetry ; Even in the Dark Rose Lucas , 2013 selected work poetry ; Unbelievers, or 'The Moor' John Mateer , 2013 selected work poetry ; Ephemeral Waters Kate Middleton , 2013 selected work poetry ; New Selected Poems Geoff Page , 2013 selected work poetry ; Leaves of Glass David Prater , 2013 selected work poetry ; Unearthed Tracy Ryan , 2013 selected work poetry ; Goad Omen Corey Wakeling , 2013 selected work poetry
Avalanche : Surprising and Generative Poetry Peter Kenneally , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 358 2014; (p. 57-58)

— Review of Now You Shall Know : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2013 2013 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry
Review : The Best Australian Poems 2013 Fiona Hile , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Jacket2 2013;

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry
A Trilogy of Collections : Anthologies A. P. Riemer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 December 2013; (p. 23)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Essays 2013 2013 anthology criticism essay ; The Best Australian Stories 2013 2013 selected work short story
A Living, Breathing Poetical Exhibition Ali Smith , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 December 2013; (p. 22)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry
Hot Reads Stephen Romei , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 December 2013; (p. 18-19)

— Review of The Very Brave Bear Nick Bland , 2013 single work picture book ; Seadog Claire Saxby , 2013 single work picture book ; Ice, Wind, Rock : Douglas Mawson in the Antarctic 2013 single work biography picture book ; The Four Seasons of Lucy McKenzie Kirsty Murray , 2013 single work children's fiction ; The Rules of Summer Shaun Tan , 2013 single work picture book ; The Dying Beach Angela Savage , 2013 single work novel ; The Ballad of Dixie Lee Lisa Nicol , 2013 single work picture book ; Life in Outer Space Melissa Keil , 2013 single work novel ; Refuge Jackie French , 2013 single work children's fiction ; The Midnight Dress Karen Foxlee , 2013 single work novel ; Watching You Michael Robotham , 2013 single work novel ; The Best Australian Science Writing 2013 2013 anthology short story essay poetry autobiography ; Bitter Wash Road Garry Disher , 2013 single work novel ; The Dunbar Case Peter Corris , 2013 single work novel ; The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan , 2013 single work novel ; The Night Guest Fiona McFarlane , 2013 single work novel ; Questions of Travel Michelle De Kretser , 2012 single work novel ; The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion , 2013 single work novel ; The Childhood of Jesus J. M. Coetzee , 2013 single work novel ; Divine Comedy : A New Verse Translation Dante Alighieri , Clive James (translator), 2013 single work poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry ; At the Close of Play Ricky Ponting , 2013 single work autobiography ; Ned Kelly : The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend Peter FitzSimons , 2013 single work biography ; Forgotten War Henry Reynolds , 2013 single work non-fiction ; Kerry Stokes : Self-Made Man Margaret Simons , 2013 single work biography ; The 39-Storey Treehouse Andy Griffiths , 2013 single work children's fiction ; Twiggy : The High-Stakes Life of Andrew Forest Andrew Burell , 2013 single work biography ; WeirDo Anh Do , 2013 single work children's fiction ; Boomer & Me : A Memoir of Motherhood and Asperger's Jo Case , 2013 single work autobiography ; The Best 100 Poems of Dorothy Porter Dorothy Porter , 2013 selected work poetry ; Clive : The Story of Clive Palmer Sean Parnell , 2013 single work biography ; Australian Poetry Journal vol. 3 no. 1 2013 periodical issue ; Shame and the Captives Thomas Keneally , 2013 single work novel ; Coal Creek Alex Miller , 2013 single work novel ; Barracuda Christos Tsiolkas , 2013 single work novel
A Living, Breathing Poetical Exhibition Ali Smith , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 December 2013; (p. 22)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry
A Trilogy of Collections : Anthologies A. P. Riemer , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 December 2013; (p. 23)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Essays 2013 2013 anthology criticism essay ; The Best Australian Stories 2013 2013 selected work short story
Review : The Best Australian Poems 2013 Fiona Hile , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Jacket2 2013;

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry
Avalanche : Surprising and Generative Poetry Peter Kenneally , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February no. 358 2014; (p. 57-58)

— Review of Now You Shall Know : Newcastle Poetry Prize Anthology 2013 2013 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2013 2013 selected work poetry
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