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David McComb David McComb i(A100495 works by)
Born: Established: 17 Feb 1962 Peppermint Grove, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia, ; Died: Ceased: 2 Feb 1999 Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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1 Behind the Garages of this Country i "Behind the garages of this country", David McComb , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry 2017;
1 Return to the Sea i "Return to the sea,", David McComb , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009; (p. 2667)
1 The Cliffe i "Our house", David McComb , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009; (p. 219)
1 Blessed Be i "Blessed be", David McComb , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009; (p. 204) The Fremantle Press Anthology of Western Australian Poetry 2017;
1 Death of a Grandmother David McComb , 2009 single work prose
— Appears in: Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009; (p. 129)
1 The Tape i "In front of me here", David McComb , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Vagabond Holes : David McComb and the Triffids 2009; (p. 92)
1 6 y separately published work icon Beautiful Waste : Poems by David McComb David McComb , Chris Coughran (editor), Niall Lucy (editor), North Fremantle : Fremantle Press , 2009 Z1644163 2009 selected work poetry (taught in 2 units)

'When David McComb died in 1999 at the age of 36, he left behind an extraordinary body of work, notably the songs and albums he recorded with Australian post-punk group The Triffids. The fact that McComb also wrote poetry from an early age - much of it collected here for the first time - will come as no surprise to admirers of the songwriter's powerfully evocative lyrics.

Introduced by fellow Western Australian writer John Kinsella, the poems in this book will delight fans of popular music and contemporary poetry alike. Beautiful Waste illuminates a hitherto neglected aspect of McComb's brilliance.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 Wide Open Road i "Well the drums roll off my forehead", David McComb , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 65 no. 3 2006; (p. 188)
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