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'Melinda Smith writes with exuberance and verve in a variety of forms, old and new. She is personal, opinionated,quirky, and you never know what a poem of hers will do. It is like some firework of unknown make and provenance, spluttering into incandescent life with more than a hint of danger. Wide-eyed surprise is her metier and unsurprisingly she is often to be found in the dashing pages of Quadrant where Les Murray has encouraged just such qualities for many years. (Publication summary)
Notes
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Dedication:
For Mike, Samuel, Evan,
Suzanne, Martin, Michael
and my family
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Terror Down Under?
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Philament , February no. 21 2016;
— Review of Woodsmoke 2013 selected work poetry ; Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call 2014 selected work poetry -
Review Short : Melinda Smith’s Drag down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , August no. 47.0 2014;
— Review of Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call 2014 selected work poetry -
Woman Alive
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 58 no. 7/8 2014; (p. 139-140)
— Review of Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call 2014 selected work poetry ; First... Then... : Poems from Planet Autism 2012 selected work poetry -
What I’m Reading
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;
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Woman Alive
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 58 no. 7/8 2014; (p. 139-140)
— Review of Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call 2014 selected work poetry ; First... Then... : Poems from Planet Autism 2012 selected work poetry -
Review Short : Melinda Smith’s Drag down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , August no. 47.0 2014;
— Review of Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call 2014 selected work poetry -
Terror Down Under?
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Philament , February no. 21 2016;
— Review of Woodsmoke 2013 selected work poetry ; Drag Down to Unlock or Place an Emergency Call 2014 selected work poetry -
What I’m Reading
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2014;
Awards
- 2014 highly commended ACT Writing and Publishing Awards — Poetry
- 2014 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Poetry
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