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  • Author:agent Margaret Scott http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/scott-margaret
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 The Black Swans
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Contents

* Contents derived from the North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Making Redcurrant Jellyi"Today I made redcurrant jelly,", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 1)
Polishing the Stepi"The front step's covered with a thin brass skin", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Housework, Margaret Scott , sequence poetry (p. 1-6)
Doing the Washingi"Wash days came to my mother surely as seasons.", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 2)
Cleaning Windowsi"I don't much like cleaning windows. Ladders wobble", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Mending a Dressi"I am sitting mending the sleeve of an old dress.", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 3)
Cabbagei"Cabbage planters, according to Rabelais,", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 4)
Chopsi"There they are in their polystyrene tray,", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 4)
Cooking Tea, Margaret Scott , sequence poetry (p. 4-5)
Peeling Potatoesi"Rough with earth of dusty from the sack", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 5)
Puddingi"'Pudding', we say, not 'dessert'. It's smarter.", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 5)
Taking Cuttingsi"I've been planning to take a plastic carrier-bag", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 6)
Hobart Snowi"Snow lies thick in this city once in a lifetime.", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 7)
Journey Into Thailandi"I am sitting here at a window in Australia", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 8)
To the Unborni"My spirit has spun for us a warm cocoon", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 9)
Surfersi"Far out, down heaving green glass hills", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 10)
Grandchildi"Early this morning, when workmen were switching on lights", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 11)
Mrs Pembroke at the Old Housei"Deep in it's autumn trees the old house shifts", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Flower Languagei"The young lover!", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 14)
Coming Closeri"There's a dream I have of seeing a spark of fire", Margaret Scott , single work poetry (p. 15)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Susan Midalia , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , March vol. 4 no. 3 1989; (p. 14)

— Review of The Black Swans Margaret Scott , 1988 selected work poetry
Poetry in Tasmania 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Writers Union Newsletter , February vol. 9 no. 1 1989; (p. 9-10)
Some Bicentennial Verse...and Dilettanti S. E. Lee , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 49 no. 2 1989; (p. 249-259)

— Review of Australian Poetry 1988 : The Finest of Recent Australian Poetry 1988 anthology poetry ; Footwork Geoff Page , 1988 selected work poetry ; Midnight Snow Vera Newsom , 1988 selected work poetry ; The Black Swans Margaret Scott , 1988 selected work poetry
Trading with Language : Recent Australian Poetry Vincent O'Sullivan , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Spring no. 40 1989; (p. 29-33)
After Poetry (1) : Questions of Strength Kevin Hart , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 44-49)
Untitled Susan Midalia , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , March vol. 4 no. 3 1989; (p. 14)

— Review of The Black Swans Margaret Scott , 1988 selected work poetry
Rhythms From Different Drums Vincent Buckley , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 19 November 1988; (p. 16)

— Review of Australian Poetry 1988 : The Finest of Recent Australian Poetry 1988 anthology poetry ; Footwork Geoff Page , 1988 selected work poetry ; The Black Swans Margaret Scott , 1988 selected work poetry
Some Bicentennial Verse...and Dilettanti S. E. Lee , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , June vol. 49 no. 2 1989; (p. 249-259)

— Review of Australian Poetry 1988 : The Finest of Recent Australian Poetry 1988 anthology poetry ; Footwork Geoff Page , 1988 selected work poetry ; Midnight Snow Vera Newsom , 1988 selected work poetry ; The Black Swans Margaret Scott , 1988 selected work poetry
Alive, Well and Distinctly Mainstream Heather Cam , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 October. 1988; (p. 87)

— Review of The Black Swans Margaret Scott , 1988 selected work poetry ; Midnight Snow Vera Newsom , 1988 selected work poetry
Personal Choice, Public Appeal Geoff Page , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 29-30 October. 1988; (p. 10)

— Review of The Black Swans Margaret Scott , 1988 selected work poetry
Poetry in Tasmania 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Writers Union Newsletter , February vol. 9 no. 1 1989; (p. 9-10)
After Poetry (1) : Questions of Strength Kevin Hart , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 44-49)
Trading with Language : Recent Australian Poetry Vincent O'Sullivan , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Spring no. 40 1989; (p. 29-33)
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