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* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Island Press
, 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Radar, Paradise, Machineguni"At ease, in full control,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Sacred and Profanei"My ancestors were always formal, like a myth", single work poetry (p. 2-3)
- The Clearingi"Slaves cleared the forest.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Spidersi"My uncle, the old chief prosecutor", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Relativesi"When I try to play guitar, gypsie fashion,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- At the White Elephant Cafei"We found the Gold Mountain Pagoda", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Letter to Marco Poloi"Sir, it is true, as you have written", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Confessions of a Sheriff's Daughteri"Birth. Birthplace. To be born once, and to know", single work poetry (p. 10-14)
- Biography of a War Babyi"borne of a motorised accident", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Recruiti"An icon, he slept, a rifle by his side.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- All too Humani"Warm, dirty, melancholy", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- The Burmese Freedom Fighteri""My uncle was a freedom fighter,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Year of the Pigi"The Phoenix yawns, painfully,", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Take Me for a Ridei"She knew foreigners wanted dope and -", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Connoisseursi"Of moonlight parks and touching everyone.", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Breedingi"Mandarin dogs hunt in the cage,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Commercei"They bought gold they feared to wear in crowds.", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Bangkok 1968 : 1i"The bikini dream slips on a chrome ladder.", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Bangkok 1968, single work poetry (p. 26-28)
- Bangkok 1968 : 2i"A sweating schoolboy can be lucky", single work poetry (p. 27)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze 1985 selected work poetry -
New Poets Show Power Amid the Complexity
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 October 1985; (p. 46)
— Review of The Truth about Unicorns 1984 selected work poetry ; Other People (And Other Poems) 1985 selected work poetry ; Phantoms : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry -
Three Poets: Another Achievement for Small Presses
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 73 1985; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Adamson's Three Legged World 1985 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry
-
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry
1987
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)
— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze 1985 selected work poetry -
Three Poets: Another Achievement for Small Presses
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 73 1985; (p. 28-29)
— Review of Adamson's Three Legged World 1985 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh 1985 selected work poetry -
New Poets Show Power Amid the Complexity
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 October 1985; (p. 46)
— Review of The Truth about Unicorns 1984 selected work poetry ; Other People (And Other Poems) 1985 selected work poetry ; Phantoms : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo 1985 selected work poetry
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