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Author:agent Philip Hodgins http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/hodgins-philip

Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Things Happen

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Available as a sound recording (read by the author).

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1995 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

A Jillaroo"She's driving through the back country night,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 3-4)

The Meaning"Last night a pair of eyes", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 5-7)

Bucolica""A paddock is a poem," wrote the man,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 8)

The Land Itself"Beyond all arguments there is the land itself,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 9)

A House in the Country"The first we knew about this hidden force", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 10-11)

A Decaying Form"This afternoon, walking along the creek,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 12-14)

The Drinkers"All around the dam, sentry spaced,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 15-16)

A Bird of Prey"When that brown goshawk sliced past", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 17)

Midday Horizon"The summer's worn-out paddocks", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 18)

The Snake in the Department Store"Two farm boys riding bikes along a track", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry humour (p. 19-21)

Spotlighting"With our big spotlight swivelling", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

Woman with an Axe"She sits on the splitting-block", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 24-27)

The Exploding Snake"The red-bellied black snake", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 28-29)

Nocturnal"On summer nights,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 30-31)

An Image of the Murray"On a summer day in nineteen fifty-eight", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 32)

Two Dogs"The smell of fox is as strong as burnt hair.", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 33)

Those Yabbies"All that day the bulldozer ground back and forth", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

The Creek"Boc! The empty tinnie", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 36-37)

The Incident Room"We're gathering information, different approaches,", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 41)

Her First Poem"She writes with patience", Philip Hodgins , single work poetry (p. 42-43)

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"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography Andrew Taylor , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76)

'Things Happen...' in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins Alan Gould , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 75-79)

Vulnerable Landscapes: Pastoral in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins Brendan Ryan , 2001 single work criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 26-30)

Pure Description : On the Poetry of Philip Hodgins Gary Catalano , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 49-62)

An Epilogue Les Murray , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: A Working Forest : Selected Prose 1997; (p. 400-402)
— Review of Things Happen Philip Hodgins , 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

Lives of Poetry Come to Life Mike Wiley , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 10 no. 2 1996; (p. 156-157)
— Review of The Honeymoon Snaps John Foulcher , 1996 selected work poetry ; Things Happen Philip Hodgins , 1995 selected work poetry

My Dreams, I Only Put Them Down for a Minute Les Murray , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 December 1995; (p. 9)
— Review of Things Happen Philip Hodgins , 1995 selected work poetry

My Dreams, I Only Put Them Down for a Minute Les Murray , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 40 no. 1-2 1996; (p. 115-116)
— Review of Things Happen Philip Hodgins , 1995 selected work poetry

A Poetry Rich with Art and Courage Geoff Page , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 13 April 1996; (p. C9)
— Review of Things Happen Philip Hodgins , 1995 selected work poetry

Pure Description : On the Poetry of Philip Hodgins Gary Catalano , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: Ulitarra , June no. 13 1998; (p. 49-62)

On Philip Hodgin's things happen Dennis Haskell , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Salt , vol. 8 no. 1996; (p. 32-36)

'Things Happen...' in the Poetry of Philip Hodgins Alan Gould , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Lemuria , Winter vol. 1 no. 1 2006; (p. 75-79)

"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography Andrew Taylor , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76)

Doggerel and Grace: Australian Poetry in the Mid-'90s Peter Boyle , 1997 single work criticism
— Appears in: Cordite : Poetry and Poetics Review , no. 1 1997; (p. 2,3,4,5,7,9,11)

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