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Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Deep-Sea Diver : Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: To Cherry, with love.
  • Epigraph: ' It seems to me often that each poem is part of a large subconscious corpus of personal myth, like an island above the sea, but joined underwater to other islands.' James K. Baxter.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lighthouse Keeperi"At night the heartbeat beacon so", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Back Streetsi"Garlic and other cooking smells come", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 13)
An Actor's Deathi"For over twenty years I followed", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 14)
Chin Shent'an's Happy Momentsi"He had the audacity and fortune", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Modern Warlocki"All day I cast spells that fail to work,", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 16)
On an Islandi"In another room, your guitar", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 17-21)
Absent Familiarsi"Quite often, the message-bearing", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Huskissoni"We come here to talk of waves,", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Anchorite Spideri"Damp and splayed amidst these", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 25)
Video Shopi"A smorgasbord of fantasy here", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 26)
Windows that Reflect Windowsi"Up here, at the top of the city, light", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Australian Walrusi"His lungs are full of half a century's smoke,", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 28)
Poles in a Pubi"There is a fine solidarity here, noisy", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 29)
The Devil At the Beachi"Incorrigible, that devil in", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 30)
Buffer Zonei"On Sundays we follow each other around", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 31)
A Flavoured Love Poemi"What are you? Vanilla skin,", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 32)
The Landingi"The slow chugging of the pinnaces", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 33)
Dardanelles Springi"After a few weeks it seemed", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 34)
Vietnam Reminiscencei"He said he'd only killed the one, while", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 35)
The Blindingi"He spoke again a few days later,", Shane McCauley , single work poetry (p. 36)
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Works about this Work

Shane McCauley 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989; (p. 136-138)
Exploring Depths Hal Colebatch , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 March 1987; (p. 16)
— Review of Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry
Poets Look to Their Dynasties Peter Porter , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 July 1987; (p. 13)
— Review of Travel Dice Thomas Shapcott , 1987 selected work poetry ; Collected Lives Geoff Page , 1986 selected work poetry extract ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry
Hobart, Fremantle and Brisbane Lines Graham Rowlands , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 108 1987; (p. 92-94)
— Review of By Way of a Vessel Edith Speers , 1986 selected work poetry ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry ; Travel Dice Thomas Shapcott , 1987 selected work poetry ; A Formula for Glass Michael Sariban , 1987 selected work poetry
The New Generation of Australian Poets Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 31 no. 9 1987; (p. 61-66)
— Review of Remote Corners Graeme Hetherington , 1986 selected work poetry ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry ; The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems Colin Johnson , 1986 selected work poetry ; Nearer by Far Richard Tipping , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel Alan Wearne , 1986 sequence novel ; The Transvestite Next Door Bev Roberts , 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone Philip Hodgins , 1986 selected work poetry ; Baby at a Tram Stop Marion Alexopoulos , 1986 selected work poetry ; Midnight Tulips : Poems Stefanie Bennett , 1985 selected work poetry ; By Way of a Vessel Edith Speers , 1986 selected work poetry
Untitled Paul Hetherington , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Westerly , September vol. 32 no. 3 1987; (p. 85-88)
— Review of Sister Ships and Other Stories Joan London , 1986 selected work short story ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry
The New Generation of Australian Poets Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 31 no. 9 1987; (p. 61-66)
— Review of Remote Corners Graeme Hetherington , 1986 selected work poetry ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry ; The Song Circle of Jacky and Selected Poems Colin Johnson , 1986 selected work poetry ; Nearer by Far Richard Tipping , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Nightmarkets : A Novel Alan Wearne , 1986 sequence novel ; The Transvestite Next Door Bev Roberts , 1986 selected work poetry ; Blood and Bone Philip Hodgins , 1986 selected work poetry ; Baby at a Tram Stop Marion Alexopoulos , 1986 selected work poetry ; Midnight Tulips : Poems Stefanie Bennett , 1985 selected work poetry ; By Way of a Vessel Edith Speers , 1986 selected work poetry
Hobart, Fremantle and Brisbane Lines Graham Rowlands , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 108 1987; (p. 92-94)
— Review of By Way of a Vessel Edith Speers , 1986 selected work poetry ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry ; Travel Dice Thomas Shapcott , 1987 selected work poetry ; A Formula for Glass Michael Sariban , 1987 selected work poetry
Poets Look to Their Dynasties Peter Porter , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 July 1987; (p. 13)
— Review of Travel Dice Thomas Shapcott , 1987 selected work poetry ; Collected Lives Geoff Page , 1986 selected work poetry extract ; Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry
Exploring Depths Hal Colebatch , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 28 March 1987; (p. 16)
— Review of Deep-Sea Diver : Poems Shane McCauley , 1987 selected work poetry
Shane McCauley 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989; (p. 136-138)
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