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  • Author:agent David Rowbotham http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/rowbotham-david
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 The Makers of the Ark : Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: To Clarice W. Corr Edgar G. White and Andrew Thomson in token of my gratitude to the teachers of my generation

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1970 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Alli"We, the makers of the ark,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Flukei"Remember you are the fluke of an ambition.", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
New Poloniusi"Without rancour", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
Maritimei"No greater sea, no larger island was,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
A Little Bestiary : The Molei"The eyes of the mole", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
First-Footers in Adelie Landi"The Adelie tramping in October", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 5-7)
A Little Bestiary : The Porcupinei"Consider the porcupine,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 8)
First Man Lost in Spacei"I took in death", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Cliffi"I remember the old joke,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 11)
Morse Code at Barrow Creeki""Help me... to the key..." The wound had reached his mouth;", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 11-13)
A Little Bestiary : The Snakei"The waters of the lake are troubled.", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 13)
Like the Ibisi"The emblem, bird, of Hinkler's psalm of life,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 14)
A Little Bestiary : The Magpiei"This magpie has been taught to flatter,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Vision of Von Brauni"Visible to the earth between", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
A Little Bestiary : The Beetlei"Ticker ticker treads the tusker-beetle.", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
The Bus-Stop on the Somme (Benjamin Hopper 1896-1965)i"Even if you are killed, you die.", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
Cain and Abel (the Brother Wars)i"The brother wars of personal degrees:", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 19)
The Crocodilei"The night was black as a crocodile in light,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 20)
A Little Bestiary : The Fishi"The kissing fish,", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Father, Soni"The guns going and Bagana like a sound", David Rowbotham , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
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Works about this Work

A Note and Two Responses Cyril Pearl , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Journal of Poetics Research , September 2014 no. 1 2014; 'Cyril Pearl: On the Margin (excerpt), and a response from poet Rudi Kraussman, and a further response from poet John Tranter, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, October 1970.'
Satirical Bestiary Rodney Hall , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 20 March 1971; (p. 22)
— Review of There, Behind the Lids Peter Skrzynecki , 1970 selected work poetry ; The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry
Quality of Hurt Jim Tulip , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 March vol. 93 no. 4747 1971; (p. 60)
— Review of The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry
Diamonds Amid Graphite Graham Rowlands , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: Makar , May vol. 7 no. 1 1971; (p. 32-33)
— Review of The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry
Untitled Philip Roberts , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 July 1971; (p. 24)
— Review of The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry
Untitled 1970 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 10 no. 1 1970; (p. 21)
— Review of The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry
Untitled Geoff Page , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 January 1971; (p. 12)
— Review of The First-Born and Other Poems Jack Davis , 1970 selected work poetry ; The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry ; Look, the Kingfisher! Ian Mudie , 1970 selected work poetry
Untitled Carl Harrison-Ford , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: Union Recorder , vol. 50 no. 27 1970; (p. 14-15)
— Review of The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry
[Review] The Makers of the Ark [and] Altjeringa and Other Aboriginal Poems Kenneth Slessor , 1970 single work review
— Appears in: The Daily Telegraph , 19 December 1970; (p. 45)
— Review of The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry ; Altjeringa and Other Aboriginal Poems Roland Robinson , 1970 selected work poetry
Satirical Bestiary R. Hall , 1971 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 20 March 1971; (p. 22)
— Review of The Makers of the Ark : Poems David Rowbotham , 1970 selected work poetry
A Note and Two Responses Cyril Pearl , 2014 single work column
— Appears in: Journal of Poetics Research , September 2014 no. 1 2014; 'Cyril Pearl: On the Margin (excerpt), and a response from poet Rudi Kraussman, and a further response from poet John Tranter, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, October 1970.'
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