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Notes
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Dedication: To Stanton Halik, in appreciation of dialectic, and in memory of John Kellock, leader, La Vida Jazz Band.
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Epigraph: The subject... I think, of every possible form of poetry is the human condition. Eugenio Montale, 1972.
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Epigraph: ...The time is coming near When none shall have books or music, none his dear, And only a fool will speak aloud his mind History is approaching a speechless end… John Berryman, 1948.
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This book is divided into three sections:
- Against the Era pp 13-54
- Theorems of the Senses pp 55-78
- West Coast Suite pp 79-97 Epigraph: Marine Night, white and green statue I love you: sleep with me... Love me with your space, with the river of your breathing, with all your inundated diamonds magnified: Love me without trace of truce, Give me the rightness of your refraction. Pablo Neruda, 1950
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Against the Erai"What can save us in this time", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Uneasy Bellsi"Uneasy bells ringing,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Leadersi"Some will arrive there on the flat steel sea.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Casualty (On the Mekong)i"There will be future wars", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Vietnam Items, sequence poetry (p. 17-20)
- My Laii"The air-conditioner broke", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Boat Peoplei"The albatross in silence tracks", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Veterani"Herbicidal and post-Vietnam,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Letteri"This afternoon cinder,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Staffroomi"Some doze in the thin autumn light,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Ways of Laughingi"Laughing like a lost cause", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Understanding Hegel / TVi"I have turned the kettle up;", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Elegyi"Only days beyond", single work poetry war literature (p. 25-26)
- `Waffen Skins', Melbournei"They strutted towards", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Single Motheri"A lanquid stroll in straight sunlight,", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Goya's `Third of May, 1808'i"In the background an imminent victim", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Watching the Evening Newsi"This world outdoes itself really,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Mass Meetingi"Here we all are gathering in this place,", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Pedagogy Profundusi"He is a militant with a Drama Degree,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Photo of My Father, 1951i"In this framed moment he smiles at me,", single work poetry war literature (p. 33)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Against the Era : Poems
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 35 no. 2 1990; (p. 78-81)
— Review of Against the Era : Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
Common Strains of Political Concern
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 18-19 June 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Against the Era : Poems 1988 selected work poetry
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Common Strains of Political Concern
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 18-19 June 1988; (p. 15)
— Review of Against the Era : Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
[Review] Against the Era : Poems
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 35 no. 2 1990; (p. 78-81)
— Review of Against the Era : Poems 1988 selected work poetry
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