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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 One Day She Catches Fire
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Notes

  • Dedication: To Robin and Karl

Contents

* Contents derived from the Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,:Penguin , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On Learning that Mothers Diei"She is cooking frenchfries.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
The Effect of Adelaide Writers' Week on a Girl Who Grew Up with Mark Twaini"Lately the weight of years can be", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
The Church of Impeccable Tastei"Mother and God were Episcopalians.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Equivocationi"The woman used to be a pluralist.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Scary Ladiesi"Sandy tells us how she spots them:", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Highschool Reunioni"After twenty years", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Quick and the Lefti"We leave the cafe with our crowd", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Big Ones Come with Musici"I dream that I've died but I haven't crossed over.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Nourishing the Desirei"On her forty-third birthday", Kristin Henry , single work poetry humour (p. 17-18)
Nothing Personali"Bricks are rent from their mortar.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Sounding a Note of Retreati"On the kitchen table", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Small Poem for Rebeccai"When my grey-eyed child says `lonely'", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 23)
The River of Nevermindi"There's a Devil just for Woman", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 24-27)
Becomingi"The girl is four, pink from the bath.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Father Come and Dancei"Father, come and dance with me.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 30)
Burdeni"My small shy mother", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 31)
Ignoring the Mooni"I've been wrong, ignoring the moon.", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Understanding that Passes All Peacei"Small, curled with my brother on the back seat. Dad's", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 33-36)
When the Wind Failsi"She lived in a wooden house", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 37-38)
The Watcheri"It is always someone from the fringe", Kristin Henry , single work poetry (p. 39-40)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1992 .
      Extent: 81p.
      ISBN: 0140586911 (pbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon Australian Poetry Penguin (publisher), Ringwood : Penguin , 1990-1998 8245251 1990 series - publisher A selection from the best in Australian poetry from new and established writers who represent the depth, diversity and richness of our culture.
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Works about this Work

Untitled Eric Beach , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 14 1994; (p. 226-228)
— Review of One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry
Dance, Dialogue and Death: Poems by Sarah Day, Kristin Henry, Jill Jones and Tony Page Subhash Jaireth , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 21 no. 2 1994; (p. 110-114)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Satellite Link Tony Page , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry
Untitled Bernard Gadd , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Summer vol. 67 no. 3 1993; (p. 668-669)
— Review of One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry
Songs of Distance Thomas Shapcott , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 13 March 1993; (p. 8)
— Review of One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry
Focal Points Jan Owen , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 37 no. 11 1993; (p. 81-84)
— Review of Mayflies in Amber Diane Fahey , 1993 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems John Foulcher , 1993 selected work poetry ; Mysteries : Poems 1989-91 Jamie Grant , 1993 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; Cats, Dogs and Pitchforks Kate Jennings , 1993 selected work poetry
Try to Avoid Halving Your Tetrameters Christopher Pollnitz , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19-20 September 1992; (p. rev 6)
— Review of Tandava Sudesh Mishra , 1992 selected work poetry ; Gravel Corners : Poems Geoff Page , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry
New Poetic Voices Tim Thorne , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 56 1993; (p. 66-67)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Abundance Nicolette Stasko , 1992 selected work poetry ; The View from the Non-Members' Bar P. R. Hay , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry
Recent Poetry Kevin Brophy , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 13 1993; (p. 159-165)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; Smiling Treason Rod Usher , 1992 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God Mal Morgan , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Life of a Pet Dog Grant Caldwell , 1992 selected work poetry
Dance, Dialogue and Death: Poems by Sarah Day, Kristin Henry, Jill Jones and Tony Page Subhash Jaireth , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 21 no. 2 1994; (p. 110-114)
— Review of The Mask and the Jagged Star Jill Jones , 1992 selected work poetry ; Satellite Link Tony Page , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry
Six Poets and Some Short Stories John Leonard , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 12 no. 1 1993; (p. 66-67)
— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; Boundary Conditions : The Poetry of Gwen Harwood Jennifer Strauss , 1992 single work criticism ; The Edge of It Colleen Burke , 1992 selected work poetry ; One Day She Catches Fire Kristin Henry , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Apple and the Serpent Vera Newsom , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Leaf, the Lion, the Lariat : Poems Stefanie Bennett , 1992 selected work poetry ; Australian Short Stories 1982 periodical (67 issues)
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