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Notes
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A progamme based on Mayflies in Amber was broadcast in June 1995 by the ABC.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Pymble,
Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Cicadasi"Holes pock the ground;", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- On a Balconyi"I catch and crush them in paper - flies", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Spring Gardeni"Whether you like it or not,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Collectorsi"Buff shells cling to the pin-oak", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Musei"Out of so many small deaths sidestepped,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Cicadas: A Taxonomyi"names from all corners of a continent:", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Butterfliesi"Orange Lacewing", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Butterflies on a Bush Trail : Tisiphone Abeona Abeona "at Wentworth Falls"i"An energy guiding me down the track:", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Cabbage White Butterflyi"For half a century", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Monarch Butterflyi"Devouring the fluted transparent", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Late Summer Gardeni"The butterflies make no sound, seem always", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Red Admirals in Shropshirei"Borne one after another into the high white room,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Butterflies: A Meditationi"The poem's creation:", single work poetry (p. 19-23)
- Caterpillari"A row of white and yellow teeth", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Chrysalidsi"bubble in time", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Chrysalisi"Time the incubator", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Mothsi"Soft, almost unseeing sentinels,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Cockroachi"Blackly armoured as a dictator's funeral,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Bedbugi"I inhabit sleeping bodies,", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Licei"Symbols of manliness, once:", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Landscape, Language and Life Forms
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 134 1994; (p. 75-76)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry ; Full Fathom Five 1993 selected work poetry -
Revisionary Mythopoeist : An Interview with Diane Fahey
Jenny Digby
(interviewer),
1994
single work
interview
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 4 no. 1 1994; (p. 54-68) A Woman's Voice : Conversations with Australian Poets 1996; (p. 68-85) -
Insects Take Center Stage in New Poems
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 7 no. 2 1993; (p. 149-150)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , August vol. 5 no. 2 1993; (p. 99-100)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1993 selected work poetry -
Focal Points
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 37 no. 11 1993; (p. 81-84)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1993 selected work poetry ; Mysteries : Poems 1989-91 1993 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire 1992 selected work poetry ; Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks 1993 selected work poetry
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Poetic Life for Insects and the Urban World
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 3 July 1993; (p. 47)
— Review of Selected Poems 1975-90 1992 selected work poetry ; Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry -
Delicate Meditations on the Insect Kingdom
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 February 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of The Life of a Pet Dog 1992 selected work poetry ; Smiling Treason 1992 selected work poetry ; Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry -
Insects Hot from the Poet's Diary
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 1 May 1993; (p. 48)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry -
Nothing But the Truth for a Life Explored
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 22-23 May 1993; (p. rev 7)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry ; Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks 1993 selected work poetry -
Swirl, Insects and Intimate Gesture
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 24 July 1993; (p. 9)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber 1993 selected work poetry ; Dingo Sky 1993 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God 1992 selected work poetry -
Revisionary Mythopoeist : An Interview with Diane Fahey
Jenny Digby
(interviewer),
1994
single work
interview
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Voices , Autumn vol. 4 no. 1 1994; (p. 54-68) A Woman's Voice : Conversations with Australian Poets 1996; (p. 68-85) -
After Poetry (17) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : the Unknown
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 131 1993; (p. 42-48)
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