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'Travel to the stars and beyond in this anthology by Australia's leading poets. Witness the end of the world, time travel to the future near or far, or teleport with a fairy or witch.
Ghosts, dreams and strange creatures breed and mingle in these pages.
Poetry has never been so mind-bending, or so entertaining.' (Publisher's blurb)
Notes
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Divided into several parts:
1. We Don't Know Where He Are (pp.11-39)
2. Howsoe'er Anonymous (pp.43-72)
3. On the Wallaby (Temporal) (pp. 75-102)
4. This Fifth Part of the Earth (pp.107-121)
5. His Voice May be Heard (pp.125-161)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Carindale,
Camp Hill - Carina area,
Brisbane - South East,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Interactive Publications
, 2014 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Tea and Starsi"The mouse travelled to the stars", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Command Module of the First Manned Mission to Mars Explodes 2 Weeks and 3 Days After Leaving Earth's Orbiti"and the guy", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Job for a Hyperdrive Mechanici"as i recall the ambient temperature", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Three Moons of Tenoai"The first moon hangs in the sky", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Outer Moonsi"It begins on a distant, creaking world", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Tightrope Walkeri"He climbs the vertical on all four hands,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Spaceclown Readingi"Who is this clown with number 2 on his hat?", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- The Germi"'There's a huge germ behind the glass -", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Repercussionsi"Neon flashes - travel to the stars", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Flying Toastersi"The plasma in the travel agent's eyes bubbled", single work poetry (p. 21-24)
- Starwomani"The astronauts I knew are gone", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Probing Europai"A great white moon egg", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Last Planet Outi"No regrets. Some people still think of me as a renegade from a", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Cosmosi"I have a daughter.", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- Coloniesi"The galaxy.", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Amethyst Crystalsi"Here in the field", single work poetry (p. 31)
- And They All Think They're Standing Stilli"and they all think they're standing still", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
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Original Clichési"purposeless and alienated, a coexisting anomie and ennui",
single work
poetry
(p. 34)
Note: With title Between the Lines
- Night Speak, single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- Intercepti"Quantum of maybe", single work poetry (p. 37-38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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Luminous Collection a Poetic Treasure
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 February 2015; (p. 22)
— Review of The Stars Like Sand : Australian Speculative Poetry 2014 anthology poetry -
The Stars Like Sand - Edited by Tim Jones & P.S. Cottier
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , December no. 198 2014;
— Review of The Stars Like Sand : Australian Speculative Poetry 2014 anthology poetry
-
The Stars Like Sand - Edited by Tim Jones & P.S. Cottier
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , December no. 198 2014;
— Review of The Stars Like Sand : Australian Speculative Poetry 2014 anthology poetry -
Luminous Collection a Poetic Treasure
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 February 2015; (p. 22)
— Review of The Stars Like Sand : Australian Speculative Poetry 2014 anthology poetry
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