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* Contents derived from the
Armidale,
Armidale area,
New England,
New South Wales,:Fat Possum Press
, 1982 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Proemi"For chrissake read this book!", single work poetry (p. 3)
- A Dedication to the Managing Director of Utah Industriesi"As names of which I am not even a shadow", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Zen Poemi"A moment of Zen insight is waiting for me", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Sleazei"What keeps you writing is wondering", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Relativismi"Armed with the pipe tobacco", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Elitismi"Trying to improve things is like getting married", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Love Poemi"When forc'd to lern of the Impartiality", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Your Pity - Its Elegyi"Your pity was abroad", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Afternoon in the New Englanderi"We spend the whole afternoon", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Late Starteri"Felt pens are swishier than ever but certainties", single work poetry (p. 13)
- I Need No Epitaphi"I need no epitaph", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Poems for Two Journals : 1i"This is where the real Australia is, man!", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Poems for Two Journals : 2i"Today is my saint's day so I wrote this poem", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Australiansi"A bunch of experts", single work poetry (p. 16)
- To His Little Green Devilsi"Honesty strikes at the early opener", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Aussie Neggrohi"I'm gonna have an original day today; for five minutes", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Aquarian Turquoisei"Sneaky as chloral hydrate, love rearranges", single work poetry (p. 19)
- To Malcolm from an Unemployed Youthi"O Malcolm who holds supreme sway", single work poetry (p. 20)
- And Now - Samadhi!i"I am not going to put the milk out for the cat any more.", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Satorii"As I awoke I tried to identify", single work poetry (p. 22)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Minority Groups Like the Living
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 72-82) 'There is a desperate note in Gregory Shortis's poetry, which registers from the opening of Yarn, Rave and Red Herring. It would be be stating the obvious to comment only that this is an interesting collection poems. It is not a book that can be easily dismissed at the present time, and if it is not a book for which extravagant claims can be made, it offers many terrible judgments on contemporary Australia that may command greater interest and appreciation as time goes by. The collection contains many poems that refute the notion that current Australian poetry tends to statements that are gormless or trivial. Sortis's subjects are large, and his shafts are deadly.' (Introduction)
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Minority Groups Like the Living
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 72-82) 'There is a desperate note in Gregory Shortis's poetry, which registers from the opening of Yarn, Rave and Red Herring. It would be be stating the obvious to comment only that this is an interesting collection poems. It is not a book that can be easily dismissed at the present time, and if it is not a book for which extravagant claims can be made, it offers many terrible judgments on contemporary Australia that may command greater interest and appreciation as time goes by. The collection contains many poems that refute the notion that current Australian poetry tends to statements that are gormless or trivial. Sortis's subjects are large, and his shafts are deadly.' (Introduction)
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