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Dedication: to 'Mac' Miss K.M. McIllrath Banora Point.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Songs of the Forest, single work autobiography prose (p. 9-21)
- Homage to a Mountain (Chincogan, Mullumbimby)i"Guardian of my barefoot play,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Mullumbimby Revisitedi"A village of old women and dogs,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Flowering Trunki"Like old crones", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Wild Tamarindi"Wild Tamarind or Native Rambutan;", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Mullumbimby Creeki"Where the road ends at", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Fishing (Brunswick River c.1954)i"The brackish water in my veins", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Orchid Housei"My buttressed church, the gallery", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Rainforesti"Fingers clutching mountain spur", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Heritage Parki"I have seen a Moreton Bay fig", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Maiden-Hairi"I remember when you", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Night-Pollinated Floweri"A creeping dendrite in a stone,", single work poetry (p. 39)
- The Butterflyi"From the soft-tangled thorn-bush", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Kangarooi"Small paw,", single work poetry (p. 41)
- Nepenthesi"In the close, under-arm of a tropic", single work poetry (p. 43)
- The Temple of the Windsi"Young William on his father's plot", single work poetry (p. 44)
- Strangler Figi"High from a tree's moist fork", single work poetry (p. 47)
- Death in the Foresti"Death twines and stalks", single work poetry (p. 48)
- Bower Birdsi"The impulse to collect", single work poetry (p. 49)
- Wait-a-Whilei"Recurved spines on flower scape,", single work poetry (p. 51)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Collection of Competent Verse
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 14 no. l 1991; (p. 121-122)
— Review of Songs of the Forest : Rainforest Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Music of the Native Landscape
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 21 April 1990; (p. 12)
— Review of Songs of the Forest : Rainforest Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
Wide-Ranging Themes in Our Recent Poetry
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 June 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard 1989 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry ; The Flight of the Emu : Contemporary Light Verse 1990 anthology poetry ; Songs of the Forest : Rainforest Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 123-124 1990 periodical issue
-
Wide-Ranging Themes in Our Recent Poetry
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 June 1990; (p. B8)
— Review of From the Midnight Courtyard 1989 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader : Fourteen 1990 anthology poetry ; The Flight of the Emu : Contemporary Light Verse 1990 anthology poetry ; Songs of the Forest : Rainforest Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1990 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 123-124 1990 periodical issue -
Music of the Native Landscape
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 21 April 1990; (p. 12)
— Review of Songs of the Forest : Rainforest Poems 1990 selected work poetry -
A Collection of Competent Verse
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 14 no. l 1991; (p. 121-122)
— Review of Songs of the Forest : Rainforest Poems 1990 selected work poetry
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