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* Contents derived from the
Kew,
Camberwell - Kew area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Pariah Press
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Demeter Watches Persephone Grow Upi"Look at her - always curled up with a book,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Persephone's Visiti"You've lost weight, twig-thin. You used to be plump", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Persephone Considers Orpheusi"Everyone talked about his bravery, coming down here,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Persephone and the Story of Medusai"Look, I know what they say but it wasn't like that at all.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Persephone Remembers Heleni"She got under your skin, that one. Even cool Hades sweated", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Persephone Reflects on Love and Marriagei"The boys lined the walls like dull statues, pimply and arrogant.", single work poetry (p. 13-16)
- Persephone's Letter to Sapphoi"Didn't your mother complain-", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Sappho's Replyi"Persephone, you make things difficult for yourself.", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Tenth Anniversaryi"Hades sits up smoking too many cigarettes.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Unposted Letter to Sapphoi"I saw you once, drinking in the beer garden-", single work poetry (p. 21-23)
- Posted Letter to Sapphoi"I have joined a women's group. Hades is having an affair.", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Persephone Writes a Different Love Poemi"No one will give us toasters, silver services or cheques for this marriage.", single work poetry (p. 26)
- For My Motheri"Only happy (my mother said)", single work poetry (p. 29)
- House Cats are Dumb Blondesi"House cats are dumb blondes following the champagne trail", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Kinds of Prayeri"Baxter knew it - gaunt shaman of god", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Penelopei"He left me no maintenance and a kingdom to support while he", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Daddy's Darlingi"Pretty as a silver fish I was", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Feveri"All day spent alone and delirious with half-caught memories", single work poetry (p. 35)
- The King of Spain Poemsi"The king of spain drove out of a romance magazine", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Party Girli"Want to dress up; feathered and spangled", single work poetry (p. 38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
After Poetry (14) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 128 1992; (p. 54-58) -
Review
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Aversion : Poetry and Prose from the West and Beyond , Winter no. 3 1992; (p. 43-44)
— Review of Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Redoubt , Summer no. 13 1992; (p. 94-98)
— Review of Faultlines : Three Poets 1991 selected work poetry ; Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry ; Small Press Publishing in Australia : The Late 1970s to the Mid to Late 1980s : Volume II 1991 single work criticism ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , November vol. 6 no. 11 1991; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry ; The Earthquake Lands 1990 selected work poetry ; Writing from a Bankrupt 13th Principle 1990 selected work poetry ; The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry -
Weaving Woman's Story
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 3 no. 2 1991; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry
-
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , November vol. 6 no. 11 1991; (p. 8-9)
— Review of Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry ; The Earthquake Lands 1990 selected work poetry ; Writing from a Bankrupt 13th Principle 1990 selected work poetry ; The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry -
From Sentimentality to Sinuous Strength
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 August 1991; (p. C8)
— Review of The Wanderer : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Acts Themselves Trivial 1991 selected work poetry ; Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry ; Atomic Ballet 1991 selected work poetry ; Being Determined 1990 selected work poetry ; Daybreak 1991 selected work poetry -
Perennial Clamour of Sisterly Voices
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 21 September 1991; (p. 42)
— Review of Turning the Hourglass 1990 selected work poetry ; Holding the Golden Apple : Love Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Redoubt , Summer no. 13 1992; (p. 94-98)
— Review of Faultlines : Three Poets 1991 selected work poetry ; Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry ; Small Press Publishing in Australia : The Late 1970s to the Mid to Late 1980s : Volume II 1991 single work criticism ; Eschatologies 1991 selected work poetry -
Crying to Be Let In
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 130 1991; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Pomegranates from the Underworld 1990 selected work poetry ; This is the Stone / Pharaohs Returning 1991 selected work poetry -
After Poetry (14) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 128 1992; (p. 54-58)
Awards
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