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  • Author:agent Thomas Shapcott http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/shapcott-thomas-w
Issue Details: First known date: 1961... 1961 Time on Fire
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Notes

  • Dedication: For Margaret

Contents

* Contents derived from the Brisbane, Queensland,:Jacaranda Press , 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sonneti"Though I should know the shadows of the sea", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 3)
River Scenei"Under the flood-wrought bottlebrush the river shallowed", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 4)
Denmark Hilli"So much more the hill than age, that times", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
The Fifth of Novemberi"In this new season of the bud's blue flame", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Late Winter, Queenslandi"The colour of time is sky", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 9)
Lake Swansi"Black and snake-sharp, suddenly the swans", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 10)
At Night, Footstepsi"When is there an end of beginning?", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Sleeping Treesi"Before this hill became ourselves there were", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 12)
Columbinei"Beneath a wavering artificial moon", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 13)
Mount Flindersi"Land does not know me, though I found in it", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Note: With alt title: "Mt. Flinders"
Hawki"Although the field-tanned sparrowhawk suspends", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 16)
Water Skieri"Water fans apart and gasps", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 17)
Mt. Gloriousi"Because that day was all the blossoming birds", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 18)
Blue Mountains After Raini"Water: leaves are robins", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Virgin Forest, Southern New South Walesi"I remember a land of evening eyes", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 21)
The Wavesi"Together in our lonely lusts we rise", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 22)
Beyond My Lovei"Time, which whispers night into your hair", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 23)
Time on Firei"Choked by the fire in the years I make", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Finchesi"A tiny spill of bird-things in a swirl", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 25)
Evergreeni"No snow scathes through this tree nor has it ever.", Thomas Shapcott , single work poetry (p. 26)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Thomas Shapcott Barbara Williams (interviewer), 1989 single work interview
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 34 no. 1 1989; (p. 43-52) In Other Words : Interviews with Australian Poets 1998; (p. 198-212, notes 277-278)
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott Laurie Clancy , 1967 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 26 no. 2 1967; (p. 182-187)
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott : Some Observations Ken L. Goodwin , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: Makar , 19 June no. 15 1963; (p. 26 - 30)
Wind and Weather Don Maynard , 1962 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 23 1962; (p. 59)

— Review of Time on Fire Thomas Shapcott , 1961 selected work poetry
Seven Books of Verse Philip Martin , 1962 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Autumn vol. 6 no. 2 1962; (p. 89-94)

— Review of Time on Fire Thomas Shapcott , 1961 selected work poetry ; Australian Poets Speak 1961 anthology poetry criticism ; The Best Poems of Hugh McCrae Hugh McCrae , 1961 selected work poetry ; Dark Wind Blowing Val Vallis , 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Kenneth Mackenzie Kenneth Mackenzie , 1961 selected work poetry ; Nightmares and Sunhorses J. S. Manifold , 1961 selected work poetry
Seven Books of Verse Philip Martin , 1962 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Autumn vol. 6 no. 2 1962; (p. 89-94)

— Review of Time on Fire Thomas Shapcott , 1961 selected work poetry ; Australian Poets Speak 1961 anthology poetry criticism ; The Best Poems of Hugh McCrae Hugh McCrae , 1961 selected work poetry ; Dark Wind Blowing Val Vallis , 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Kenneth Mackenzie Kenneth Mackenzie , 1961 selected work poetry ; Nightmares and Sunhorses J. S. Manifold , 1961 selected work poetry
Queensland Simplicities Sylvia Lawson , 1961 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 1 no. 1 1961; (p. 11-12)

— Review of Time on Fire Thomas Shapcott , 1961 selected work poetry
So Wide a Territory Evan Jones , 1961 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 November vol. 82 no. 4265 1961; (p. 38)

— Review of Time on Fire Thomas Shapcott , 1961 selected work poetry ; Dark Wind Blowing Val Vallis , 1961 selected work poetry
Poetry Chronicle A. D. Moody , 1961 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 20 no. 4 1961; (p. 492-508)

— Review of Time on Fire Thomas Shapcott , 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems Francis Webb , 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel Vincent Buckley , 1961 selected work poetry ; Inside the Whale : Poems Evan Jones , 1960 selected work poetry
Wind and Weather Don Maynard , 1962 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 23 1962; (p. 59)

— Review of Time on Fire Thomas Shapcott , 1961 selected work poetry
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott : Some Observations Ken L. Goodwin , 1963 single work criticism
— Appears in: Makar , 19 June no. 15 1963; (p. 26 - 30)
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott Laurie Clancy , 1967 single work criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 26 no. 2 1967; (p. 182-187)
Thomas Shapcott Barbara Williams (interviewer), 1989 single work interview
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 34 no. 1 1989; (p. 43-52) In Other Words : Interviews with Australian Poets 1998; (p. 198-212, notes 277-278)
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