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  • Author:agent Alex Skovron http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/skovron-alex
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Sleeve Notes
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Notes

  • Dedication: for Ruth

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger ,Golvan Arts , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sisyphusi"I choose my boulders carefully,", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 9)
Letter to a Child of the Futurei"You asked me once about insanity,", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Likely Eventsi"We sit near the crossing where two streets collide", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
What Mattersi"The old roof creaking in the rain", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 14)
The Old Song (for Mal Morgan)i"He wrestles the wind like a skater struggling uphill", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 15)
German China in Time of Peacei"Berlin by night. The boys and girls are dancing", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Capabilitiesi"The disappointment at the heart of the apple", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 18)
Miscostruzionei"The doddery old Venice blind", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 19)
After a Meeting of the Mahler Society, Melbourne, 1952 (for Walter Adamson)i"Watching the children, he observes", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 20)
Anchises Beari"He sits behind his lines", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 21)
An Alchemyi"Quite early on he had made his peace with the creatures,", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
On the Theology of Antsi"Picture an insect", Alex Skovron , single work poetry satire (p. 24)
Hopkins Observes a Vagabond (Dublin, 1889)i"The willows encircle", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Tom Eliot, Beached on Utopia, Deconstructs His Predicamenti"Please understand: there is no ultimate", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 27)
Quadrilateral : A Journey : I : Sea Visioni"Recurring dream: I stand", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 28-30)
Quadrilateral : A Journey : II : The Rocki"`Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Rock.", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Quadrilateral : A Journey : III : From the Airi"Well, Mercury's ascending,", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Quadrilateral : A Journey : IV : Trial by Firei"So, the treachery of words,", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 33-35)
Over the Road and Under the Housei"I was remembering", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
From the Carriage (for Philip Hodgins)i"The observer's face is the ghost of a sunlined cheek", Alex Skovron , single work poetry (p. 38-39)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Notes on Notes John Knight , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: The Guide , June vol. 3 no. 3 1994; (p. 8)

— Review of Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry
A Head-Jog Les Harrop , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 134 1994; (p. 46-49)

— Review of Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry
Alex Skovron : An Intelligent Conversation Amanda Wilson (interviewer), 1993 single work criticism biography interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 149 1993; (p. 44-45)
Untitled Shane McCauley , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August/September vol. 8 no. 7 1993; (p. 12)

— Review of Full Fathom Five John Kinsella , 1993 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry
People of the Book Serge Liberman , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 5 February vol. 59 no. 19 1993; (p. 6)

— Review of Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry
Untitled Shane McCauley , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , August/September vol. 8 no. 7 1993; (p. 12)

— Review of Full Fathom Five John Kinsella , 1993 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry
Writer and Reader Yvette Christianse , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 53 no. 3 1993; (p. 161-166)

— Review of Flight of Koalas Margaret Bradstock , 1993 selected work poetry ; Dancing on the Drainboard Lynn R. Hard , 1993 selected work poetry ; Apropos of Nothing David Beach , 1993 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry
Contexts and Preoccupations John Leonard , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , October vol. 12 no. 3 1993; (p. 49-50)

— Review of Henry Kendall : Poetry, Prose and Selected Correspondence Henry Kendall , 1993 selected work prose poetry correspondence ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Distribution of Voice Martin Harrison , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Sea Coast of Bohemia : Literary Life in Sydney's Roaring Twenties Peter Kirkpatrick , 1992 single work criticism
After Poetry 16, a Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : Back to Basics Graham Rowlands , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 130 1993; (p. 61-66)

— Review of Dancing on the Drainboard Lynn R. Hard , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry ; Mother Waits for Father Late Andrew Burke , 1992 selected work poetry
Magic from a Melting Pot Martin Duwell , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 March 1993; (p. rev 12)

— Review of Sirocco Days Lee Knowles , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Naming of the Harbour and the Trees Christopher Kelen , 1992 selected work poetry ; Sleeve Notes Alex Skovron , 1992 selected work poetry
Decency of the Civilised Individual Les Harrop , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News (Life/Style) , 10 December vol. 60 no. 13 1993; (p. 6)
Alex Skovron : An Intelligent Conversation Amanda Wilson (interviewer), 1993 single work criticism biography interview
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 149 1993; (p. 44-45)
After Poetry (17) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : the Unknown Kevin Hart , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 131 1993; (p. 42-48)
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