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y separately published work icon Halfway to Eden selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 Halfway to Eden
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'Published in 1996 (Hale & Iremonger) as part of the Contemporary Australian Poets series; now a limited edition as it is out of print.

'This collection of poems will engage the mind, emotions and senses in equal measure, painting portraits and telling stories of youth and the grace and courage of age.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Jane, Alana and Saroja

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Maladroit Boysi"Under the lip of the hill lie", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 9)
Epiphany: At the Pacifici"Somewhere the music starts again.", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 10)
All Fall Downi"On the third night the rose", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 11)
Paradis: Siciliennei"Blind romance with trills,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 12)
Of the Stonei"of the wash of moon across the grass", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Christmas at Dunbartoni"by which your friend & mine", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 15)
Bungy Jumpingi"oh well it's deeper", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 16)
Angleri"Sunlight glitters off the river", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Limbs of the Poet : 1 : Sicklebirdi"The sicklebird struts across the sand", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Limbs of the Poet : 2 : Troublesi"Two old Jews sit complaining", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Limbs of the Poet : 3 : Babeufi"We've come a long way baby:", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Limbs of the Poet : 4 : The Limbs of the Poeti"The limbs of the poet are long & thin", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Limbs of the Poet : 5 : Burtoni"At about this level in the bottle", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Limbs of the Poet : 6 : Lepersi"Graham Greene, he tells us,", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
The Limbs of the Poet : 7 : Buddhai"Outside the walls of my comfort", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Limbs of the Poet : 8 : Spideri"There's a spider on my ceiling", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Limbs of the Poet : 9 : Shelleyi"Visitors to Shelley's villa at San Lorenzo", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Halfway to Edeni"The road snaking through hills", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 23)
Paterson's Curse as Salvation Janei"So they set out again", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Map the Territoryi"We open the map. Empty. A thin black line", Ron Pretty , single work poetry (p. 25)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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Works about this Work

Disembodied Words Give These Poems a Strange Objectivity S. K. Kelen , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 February 1997; (p. C11)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry
Halfway to Eden: The Shortcut Home? John Knight , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 16 no. 1 1997; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry
Untitled Robert Verdon , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , August no. 154 1996; (p. 31)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry ; Chagrin Blvd. Kurt Shean , 1995 selected work short story extract
Poetry Shorts Beate Josephi , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 180 1996; (p. 51)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry ; You Know What I Mean Grant Caldwell , 1996 selected work poetry
Poet, Male, Getting on a Bit P. R. Hay , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 68 1996; (p. 16-26)
— Review of Skinning Time Graeme Webster , 1996 selected work poetry ; Things Happen Philip Hodgins , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Honeymoon Snaps John Foulcher , 1996 selected work poetry ; Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry ; Mermaid : Poems and Illustrations Alan Gould , 1996 selected work poetry ; The Streets Aren't for Dreamers Tim Thorne , 1995 selected work poetry ; Six Improvisations on the River, and, A Song of Praise Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1995 selected work poetry
Poet, Male, Getting on a Bit P. R. Hay , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 68 1996; (p. 16-26)
— Review of Skinning Time Graeme Webster , 1996 selected work poetry ; Things Happen Philip Hodgins , 1995 selected work poetry ; The Honeymoon Snaps John Foulcher , 1996 selected work poetry ; Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry ; Mermaid : Poems and Illustrations Alan Gould , 1996 selected work poetry ; The Streets Aren't for Dreamers Tim Thorne , 1995 selected work poetry ; Six Improvisations on the River, and, A Song of Praise Dimitris Tsaloumas , 1995 selected work poetry
Poetry Shorts Beate Josephi , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 180 1996; (p. 51)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry ; You Know What I Mean Grant Caldwell , 1996 selected work poetry
Untitled Robert Verdon , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Muse , August no. 154 1996; (p. 31)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry ; Chagrin Blvd. Kurt Shean , 1995 selected work short story extract
Halfway to Eden: The Shortcut Home? John Knight , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 16 no. 1 1997; (p. 62-63)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry
Disembodied Words Give These Poems a Strange Objectivity S. K. Kelen , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 15 February 1997; (p. C11)
— Review of Halfway to Eden Ron Pretty , 1996 selected work poetry
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