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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Reap Not the Rainforest The Great Forest : Preface, single work prose (p. 5-7)
- The Sun Huntersi"In old stories the jungle was busy", single work poetry (p. 11-14)
- Phosphorescence and Dawn Phosphorescence and Dawni"Rainforest before dawn", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Fruit Salad Junglei"-A patter of bright-fleshed berries", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- A Queenslander Remembers the Twentieth Centuryi"I dream of leviathan buttresses", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Fire-Spring (Cockatoo, Victoria, 1983) : Marchi"A fire-storm has halted", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Fire-Spring (Cockatoo, Victoria, 1983) : Aprili"Where a trailer hit by six thousand degrees", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Below Wentworth Fallsi"The rock-floors below falls", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Rainbow Lorikeetsi"To feed head-down in an aerial smother of honey and pollen", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Shynessi"The forest is full of well-kept paths", single work poetry (p. 36)
- In a Cloudi"For three days we have lived inside a cloud,", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Living Highi"Rainforest in the rain-", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Hortus Botanicus : Planting the Dunk Botanic Gardens : the Butterfly Tunneli"The isle had two giant butterflies:", single work poetry (p. 42-43)
- The Brownnessi"A pine-sapling starts out green as the trees it replaces.", single work poetry (p. 45)
- The Wrens at Kondalilla At Kondallilla Falls : The Wrens Four Meditations on at Kondallilla Falls : The Wrensi"Its wrens do not know there are no wrens further up the valley;", single work poetry (p. 46)
- At Kondalilla Falls : Entropyi"- in the end turns all things back to rock,", single work poetry (p. 46)
- At Kondalilla Falls, single work poetry (p. 46)
- Woman at the Forest Edgei"Step by step, hardwood trees", single work poetry (p. 48)
- Roadsigni"Roadsign: WELCOME TO DAINTREE.", single work poetry (p. 50)
- The Discoveryi"Evolved at last, stung with articulate speech,", single work poetry (p. 52-54)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
O'Connor's Poetic Credo and Vedic Literature
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 71-83) Sharmi reads O'Connor's poetry for its resonances with Vedic philosophy, particularly its emphasis on ecological balance. -
Four ACT Writers Collect National Literary Awards
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 February 1990; (p. 10) -
Urbane Vision of a Bush Capital
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 March 1990; (p. B5)
— Review of The Honey Man and Other Poems 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; The Great Forest : Poetry 1989 selected work poetry -
Playing Nature's Tune on a Continental Scale
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 January 1990; (p. 71)
— Review of The Great Forest : Poetry 1989 selected work poetry ; The Harbour Breathes 1989 selected work prose poetry -
Greening the Psyche of White Australia
1990
single work
prose
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 10-11 February 1990; (p. 8)
-
Playing Nature's Tune on a Continental Scale
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 January 1990; (p. 71)
— Review of The Great Forest : Poetry 1989 selected work poetry ; The Harbour Breathes 1989 selected work prose poetry -
Urbane Vision of a Bush Capital
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 March 1990; (p. B5)
— Review of The Honey Man and Other Poems 1989 selected work poetry ; Australian Things 1990 selected work poetry ; The Great Forest : Poetry 1989 selected work poetry -
O'Connor's Poetic Credo and Vedic Literature
2006
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 71-83) Sharmi reads O'Connor's poetry for its resonances with Vedic philosophy, particularly its emphasis on ecological balance. -
Greening the Psyche of White Australia
1990
single work
prose
biography
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 10-11 February 1990; (p. 8) -
Four ACT Writers Collect National Literary Awards
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 February 1990; (p. 10)
Awards
- 1990 highly commended FAW C J Dennis Literary Award for Natural History
- 1987 commended National Library Poetry Competition
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