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Dedication: To my son / Wayne Sam Brown MM / (national service medic) / and all who served / in the Australian and New Zealand / forces in South Vietnam 1962-73
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Nambour,
Nambour area,
Nambour - Palmwoods - Yandina area,
Sunshine Coast Hinterland,
South East Queensland,
Queensland,:Homecoming Publications
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Tram to Enoggerai"Transfixed in Brisbane's alien heat", single work poetry (p. 11)
- I Was Only Nineteeni"Mum and Dad and Denny saw the passing out parade", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Farewell My Son (to the Late Capt John Maxwell Hall)i"Would that I could verbally impart", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Pre-Embarkation 1968i"Quiet waters of Maroochy", single work poetry (p. 15)
- First Patrol - Operation Redwing 10th June 1968 : 1 : Bin Bai"This war begins within myself.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- First Patrol - Operation Redwing 10th June 1968 : 2 : Mt Tamborine / Bin Bai"Mt Tamborine. Leaf mulch and old bracken.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Turning 21 : In Ambush Outside Nui Dat 16-6-68i"There is a but at the lips of the clock", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Letteri"Write me soon", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Dedication : To Ordinary Blokes from the Towns and Cities of Australia and New Zealand Whoi"slung a pack", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Punji Piti"Nasty little bastards", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Lamenti"I'm just a lonely soldier", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- [Untitled] (from First Steps on Vietnam Soil)i"In my tent in Vietnam", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Stand Toi"`Stand to', signalled quietly -", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- The Hueys of 9 Squadroni"They raise the dust and blast the ears,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- CSM's Soliloquyi"If the CSM writes tactfully he's verbose", single work poetry satire (p. 27)
- Contact Fronti"Contact, contact front", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Nui Dat Attack 1968i"Incoming, incoming siren's wailing tale.", single work poetry (p. 29)
- War Correspondenti"Good evening I'm Ross Symons", single work poetry (p. 30-32)
- Reuters / from a Paddy Fieldi"Hiep Duc Valley", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Black Friday : Operation Hawksbury 13-9-68i"Twenty young men started that day.", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Homecoming -- Images of Vietnam
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 6 no. 1 1999; (p. 11-13)
— Review of Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry -
Grace Notes
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 17 no. 3 1998; (p. 50)
— Review of Dolphins Curve : A Collection of Haiku and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry -
Making Sense of the Vietnam Experience
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 April 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of Vietnam Conscript 1992 single work novel ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago , July vol. 4 no. 2 1992; (p. 107-109)
— Review of The Leaf, the Lion, the Lariat : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Three Days Out of Tidal Town 1992 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; The Sea's White Edge 1991 anthology poetry -
New Poetry for Small Presses
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 52 no. 4 1992; (p. 186-201)
— Review of Read My LPS : Poetry of Byron Shire : The Byron Bay Live Poets Society Anthology 1991 anthology poetry short story ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; Across the Gulf : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Inn Voices : The Fifth Poetry in the Pub Anthology 1991 anthology poetry
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New Poetry for Small Presses
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 52 no. 4 1992; (p. 186-201)
— Review of Read My LPS : Poetry of Byron Shire : The Byron Bay Live Poets Society Anthology 1991 anthology poetry short story ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; Across the Gulf : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Inn Voices : The Fifth Poetry in the Pub Anthology 1991 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago , July vol. 4 no. 2 1992; (p. 107-109)
— Review of The Leaf, the Lion, the Lariat : Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Three Days Out of Tidal Town 1992 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry ; The Sea's White Edge 1991 anthology poetry -
Making Sense of the Vietnam Experience
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 April 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of Vietnam Conscript 1992 single work novel ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry -
Grace Notes
1998
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 17 no. 3 1998; (p. 50)
— Review of Dolphins Curve : A Collection of Haiku and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry -
Homecoming -- Images of Vietnam
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 6 no. 1 1999; (p. 11-13)
— Review of Homecoming : Images of Vietnam 1991 anthology poetry -
One Woman's Tribute to Vietnam's Veterans
1992
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 29 September 1992; (p. 9)
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