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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Ringwood,
Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area,
Melbourne - East,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Penguin
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- If the Earthi"were regularly observed", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Business 302i"one pale young", single work poetry (p. 2)
- [Untitled]i"radio birdman's", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Disco Babyi"disco baby with your", single work poetry (p. 4)
- A Linei"runs from the toe", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Foreigneri"forty years", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Dressing Shedi"on the notice", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- At Darwin Airporti"flight to Gove", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- China Notesi"in Guangzhou's best hotel the one", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- The Skyi"the sky", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Your Bodyi"your body is on", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- On Top of the Bookcasei"a pair of cuff-links stand beside", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Apostlei"buried", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Albatrossi"it begins", single work poetry (p. 20-24)
- Raini"in the desert", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Last Ditchi"time squeezes me tight in its trap", single work poetry (p. 26)
- We Could Have Meti"in some cool room in college after", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Slow Trade in Balloonsi"the balloons are a fantasy they drift", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Radio Talkbacki"I was disappointed", single work poetry (p. 30)
- How To Get Meaning from Photographsi"rosy jock", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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"They Couldn't Tell Us How to Farm Their Skin" : White Poems on Black Dispossession
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Interactions : Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2000; (p. 171-183) Analyses poems by white Australian authors about dispossession of their land. In his survey of attitudes and poetic technique, Page examines nineteenth and twentieth century poems and finds a reversal of attitudes over time. -
So Compelling, So True
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 14 no. 2 1991; (p. 118-119)
— Review of The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
Having It Both Ways
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Editions , Spring no. 12 1991; (p. 24)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
Moving between Worlds
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1990; (p. 120-130)
— Review of Ask Me 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
Barbecues, Magpies and Political Messages in Verse
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 June 1990; (p. 9)
— Review of The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry
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Moving between Worlds
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The CRNLE Reviews Journal , no. 1 1990; (p. 120-130)
— Review of Ask Me 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
Keeping Close to the Ground
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 50 no. 4 1990; (p. 524-528)
— Review of To the Ocean; and Scheherazade 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; Schoolgirls at Borobudur 1990 selected work poetry ; Fingerprints on Light 1990 selected work poetry ; Animal Warmth 1990 selected work poetry -
In Positive Voice About the Ultimate Negation
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 9-10 June 1990; (p. rev 8)
— Review of Singing the Snake : Poems from the Western Desert 1979-1988 1990 selected work poetry ; Ask Me 1990 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
Having It Both Ways
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Editions , Spring no. 12 1991; (p. 24)
— Review of Peniel 1991 selected work poetry ; The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
Australian Books in Review
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , April vol. 69 no. 1003 1990; (p. 27-28)
— Review of The Women Who Live on the Ground : Poems 1978-1988 1990 selected work poetry -
"They Couldn't Tell Us How to Farm Their Skin" : White Poems on Black Dispossession
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Interactions : Essays on the Literature and Culture of the Asia-Pacific Region 2000; (p. 171-183) Analyses poems by white Australian authors about dispossession of their land. In his survey of attitudes and poetic technique, Page examines nineteenth and twentieth century poems and finds a reversal of attitudes over time.
Awards
- 1990 shortlisted New South Wales State Literary Awards — Poetry Award
- 1990 winner Human Rights Awards — Poetry Award
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