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Notes
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In his Preface (p.v) the poet discusses his choice of poems for this selection, the 'centrality and polarity' of Hobart and Sydney in his poetry, and how translation has been an 'important stimulus' for his writing.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Bedlam Hillsi"Corroded flat as hills allow,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Bird Sanctuaryi"I came down to the tideless bay", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Old Men are Facts : The Ship's Graveyard, Risdon, Tasmaniai"When I was a boy I heard the sea upstairs in a shell.", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Fishermen, Winteri"In the bay across the broken threshold sand", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Winter Foreshorei"The drilling wind, the whittling air", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Aloes and Seai"The aloes stand along the shore", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Penguin : Near Fluted Capei"You strut above the littered shore", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Fishermen, Drowned Beyond the West Coasti"Someone said dead men make islands in the sea", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Man with Greyhoundsi"A man walks greyhounds on the morning frost.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- This Time of Calmi"Who walks by the sea, this time of calm,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- In Summer Raini"While summer rain makes green the air", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Deserted Bandstand, Kingston Beachi"Turning from the sketched pines", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Portuguese Laurel Floweringi"Distance can put beauty on", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Last Summeri"The hawk with heavy-lidded eyes", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Late Autumn Dovei"O see where settling now and taking shape", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Equinoxi"Hills, the slow anxiety of change,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Praying Mantisi"O yogi, mantis, preying leaf", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Other Meaningi"There is another meaning here--in birds", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Alceste's Resolution Alceste (to Gwen Harwood)i""My need too for beginnings drove me here", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Shadowi"Something in the landscape", single work poetry (p. 22)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Poetry of Vivian Smith
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , July vol. 33 [34] no. 7 1989; (p. 61-65) -
In Terms of Music : Vivian Smith's Selected Poems
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 45 no. 1 1986; (p. 103-106)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry -
And Here They Rest in Place
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , June vol. 3 no. 1 1986; (p. 170-172)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , vol. 5 no. 7 1985; (p. 11-13)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry
-
In Terms of Music : Vivian Smith's Selected Poems
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 45 no. 1 1986; (p. 103-106)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry -
Celebrating the Achievements of Vivian Smith
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 21-22 December 1985; (p. 13)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; Children of the Dragon 1985 selected work poetry -
The Inner Weather and the Outer Scene : Some Recent Poetry
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 45 no. 3 1985; (p. 352-359)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age Monthly Review , vol. 5 no. 7 1985; (p. 11-13)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1986
single work
review
— Appears in: Outrider : A Journal of Multicultural Literature in Australia , June vol. 3 no. 1 1986; (p. 170-172)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry -
The Poetry of Vivian Smith
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , July vol. 33 [34] no. 7 1989; (p. 61-65)
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