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Dedication: for Kevin Hart.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Heronsi"The herons wait", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Killeri"Master of two elements, the invulnerable gannet", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Sacred Egg-Cowriesi"For a large mollusc to wander only in pairs", single work poetry (p. 5)
- The Beginningi"God himself", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Two Views of a Gannet : 1 : Gannet in Airi"Zooming and diving around the bombora,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- On a Rusted Drum of Poison Washed Up on One-Tree Island i"So the sea has swallowed this insult too!", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Two Views of a Gannet : 2 : Strikei"In this moment", single work poetry (p. 9)
- On a First Encounteri"Strange Acanthaster planci", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Sea-Eagles' Nest : One-Tree Islandi"The sea-eagles' nest is eight feet tall,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- On a Tern's Skeletoni"Under a hollow fuzz of feathers", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Wilson Islandi"Tropical savannah landscape", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Pairing of Ternsi"Human lovers know it only in dreams", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Terns over Heron Islandi"Black shapes overhead,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Nightscenei"We were walking by water at midnight", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Fat Mani"Poor fat man in the tourist shop", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Cormoranti"Roundblack wings on a snake's long body", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Sea-Eagles' Mottoi"Others flap,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Discoveryi"Evolved at last, stung with articulate speech,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Flight Poem : 2i"SEA-GULLS are more graceful.", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Flight Poem : 1i"HERONS, no doubt, are the ugliest flyers.", single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- The Poetry of Nature single work biography
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Literary Representations of the Great Barrier Reef
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 7 no. 2008; 'Over two centuries the sublime power of the Great Barrier Reef is gradually diminished in discourse, as naturalists become scientists and ecologists, as maritime navigation becomes less dangerous, as explorers became industrialists and tourists, and as poets, novelists philosophers and other imaginative thinkers and writers begin to turn their attention to exploring the beauty of the reef.' -
Fiestas of Life: An Interview with Mark O'Connor
Paul Kavanagh
(interviewer),
1983
1983
single work
interview
— Appears in: LiNQ , [Triple Issue] vol. 12 no. 1-3 1984; (p. 29-38) -
People
David Marr
(editor),
1976
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 April vol. 98 no. 5003 1976; (p. 34) -
Biologically Accurate Poetry
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 5 no. 2 1976; (p. 85-90)
— Review of Reef Poems 1976 selected work poetry
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Birds, Cathedrals, Dreams, Asylums, Hardcore
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 36 no. 4 1976; (p. 471-478)
— Review of Domestic Hardcore 1975 selected work poetry ; Immigrant Chronicle 1975 selected work poetry ; Will's Dream 1975 selected work poetry ; The Invention of Fire 1976 selected work poetry ; Reef Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
New Poets and Others
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: 24 Hours , July 1976; (p. 60)
— Review of Reef Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
Biologically Accurate Poetry
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 5 no. 2 1976; (p. 85-90)
— Review of Reef Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
Literary Representations of the Great Barrier Reef
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Etropic : Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics , vol. 7 no. 2008; 'Over two centuries the sublime power of the Great Barrier Reef is gradually diminished in discourse, as naturalists become scientists and ecologists, as maritime navigation becomes less dangerous, as explorers became industrialists and tourists, and as poets, novelists philosophers and other imaginative thinkers and writers begin to turn their attention to exploring the beauty of the reef.' - The Poetry of Nature single work biography
-
Fiestas of Life: An Interview with Mark O'Connor
Paul Kavanagh
(interviewer),
1983
1983
single work
interview
— Appears in: LiNQ , [Triple Issue] vol. 12 no. 1-3 1984; (p. 29-38) -
People
David Marr
(editor),
1976
single work
column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 April vol. 98 no. 5003 1976; (p. 34)
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