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Notes
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Zimmer's Essay (Part One of the book) is a novel which had previously appeared, in abridged and censored form, in the periodical The Digger in 1972. Some More Experiences (Part Two) contains prison poems by Robert Adamson.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Wild and Woolley
, 1974 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Zimmer's Essay, single work novel (p. 11-99)
- Proemi"Dirty hypodermics rattle in the glovebox : morphine flows", single work poetry (p. 104)
- The Imitatori"Central station slides by, I sit here stranded in a window pane.", single work poetry (p. 105-109)
- Envoii"Watch him, serving out his year in this neutral atmosphere-", single work poetry (p. 110)
- Comes From Insidei"Don't pity this naked mind that walks like a monk", single work poetry (p. 111)
- The Rebel Angel (for Michael Driscoll)i"Shit off with this fake dome of a life.", single work poetry (p. 112-113)
- Demimondainei"Down along my mirror sided town", single work poetry (p. 114)
- Canticles on the Skini"thwack the tight skin once - wait, this act", single work poetry (p. 115-117)
- Passing Through Experiencesi"I lived on drugs and understood the pushers", single work poetry (p. 118)
- Action Would Kill It / A Gamblei"When I couldn't he always discussed things.", single work poetry (p. 119)
- The Mark-Upi"At seventeen maybe we went together strong,", single work poetry (p. 120)
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Sonnets to Be Written from Prisoni"O to be "in the news" again - now as fashion runs",
single work
poetry
(p. 121-124)
Note: In six numbered parts.
- Some More Experiencesi"Seems we were born in captivity, he said, and burn", single work poetry (p. 125)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Works about this Work
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[Review] Zimmer's Essay
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Good Reading Guide 1989; (p. 5)
— Review of Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry -
Homages and Invocations : The Early Poetry of Robert Adamson
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 2 1989; (p. 229-238) -
My Name is Rickeybockey : The Poetry of Robert Adamson and the Spirit of Henry Kendall
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 25-43) Australian Literature Today 1993; (p. 179-191) -
Experiments in Narrative
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 37 no. 4 1977; (p. 461-474)
— Review of The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story ; The Tidal Forest 1974 single work novel ; A Place Among People 1975 single work novel ; Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry -
[Review] Zimmer's Essay
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 1975; (p. 15)
— Review of Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry
-
Poetry : Fictional and Concrete
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , June vol. 11 no. 1 1975; (p. 45-52)
— Review of Tactics 1974 selected work poetry ; Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry ; Ceremonies for the Lost 1974 selected work poetry ; Swamp Riddles 1974 selected work poetry ; Escape Victim and Other Poems 1974 selected work poetry ; The Problem of Evil 1975 selected work poetry -
The Trendy and the True
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 60 1975; (p. 83-85)
— Review of Wrappings 1974 selected work short story ; Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry ; The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story -
Experiments in Narrative
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 37 no. 4 1977; (p. 461-474)
— Review of The Fat Man in History : Short Stories 1974 selected work short story ; The Tidal Forest 1974 single work novel ; A Place Among People 1975 single work novel ; Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry -
[Review] Zimmer's Essay
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Union Recorder , no. 54 1974; (p. 260)
— Review of Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry -
[Review] Zimmer's Essay
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Tribune , 15 October 1974; (p. 10)
— Review of Zimmer's Essay 1974 selected work novel poetry -
Homages and Invocations : The Early Poetry of Robert Adamson
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 2 1989; (p. 229-238) -
My Name is Rickeybockey : The Poetry of Robert Adamson and the Spirit of Henry Kendall
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , March vol. 46 no. 1 1986; (p. 25-43) Australian Literature Today 1993; (p. 179-191)
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