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Dedication: To Cherry, with love
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Ibis in a Rose Gardeni"We walked in from the smell of marigolds", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Summer Portraiti"Looking down from her house above the sea", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Towards Mid-Winteri"Now the days grow shorter, the darkness thicker,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Night Ferryi"The night air a palliative, gulls", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Normi"You buy your orange juice and", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Circus in the Raini"Is this comfort, this steady onrush", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Gibbonsi"We are, by and large, a parody", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Macaque Musingsi"They have been testing us for stress lately,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Beached Whalesi"Even those temporarily saved return,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Two Sisters in Istanbuli"We have seen Istanbul", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Cosmonauts Smell Flowersi"Legs limp from treading so many stars", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Terroristsi"The trial of this people's enemy", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Chinese Feasti"And, belching, Wei Chia-pao received", single work poetry (p. 13-16)
- The Circus Strong-Man of 1931i"I was the circus strong-man of 1931,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Birthdayi"Tomorrow, when they come to take", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Prospero to Arieli"What is white magic", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Trapezei"We cause the dangerous air to rush away", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Grasshoppersi"Summer sends them rattling out of the", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Landscape With Gum Treesi"Only the gentlest movement", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Swan Valleyi"The grapes are hard on the vine", single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Shane McCauley
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989; (p. 136-138) -
Stand-Up Man Defeats the Elite
Diana Giese
(interviewer),
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 August 1989; (p. 18) -
Recent Australian Poetry : A Baker's Dozen
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 28 no. 7-8 1984; (p. 90-95)
— Review of Holocaust at Mary Smokes : Poems 1975-83 1983 selected work poetry ; Steps for Astaire 1983 selected work poetry ; Lies no. 90 1983 periodical issue poetry ; This River Is In The South 1984 selected work poetry ; The Chinese Feast : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Abruptly from the Flatlands 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Left at the Post 1984 selected work poetry ; Earth and Solitude 1984 selected work poetry ; The Pausing of the Hours 1984 selected work poetry ; One Hundred Riddles 1984 selected work poetry ; Small Rebellions 1984 selected work poetry
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Recent Australian Poetry : A Baker's Dozen
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 28 no. 7-8 1984; (p. 90-95)
— Review of Holocaust at Mary Smokes : Poems 1975-83 1983 selected work poetry ; Steps for Astaire 1983 selected work poetry ; Lies no. 90 1983 periodical issue poetry ; This River Is In The South 1984 selected work poetry ; The Chinese Feast : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Abruptly from the Flatlands 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Left at the Post 1984 selected work poetry ; Earth and Solitude 1984 selected work poetry ; The Pausing of the Hours 1984 selected work poetry ; One Hundred Riddles 1984 selected work poetry ; Small Rebellions 1984 selected work poetry -
Shane McCauley
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989; (p. 136-138) -
Stand-Up Man Defeats the Elite
Diana Giese
(interviewer),
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 August 1989; (p. 18)
Awards
- 1984 second Anne Elder Award
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