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  • Author:agent Geoffrey Lehmann http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/lehmann-geoffrey
Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Spring Forest
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Notes

  • Based on the life and stories of Ross McInerney; part of this work was published in an earlier form as Ross' Poems.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Pymble, Turramurra - Pymble - St Ives area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Getting Startedi"When we first came our house", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
Photographs Ross' Poems : 3i"My wife's the daughter of a professor", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Hunger and Fear Ross' Poems : 4i"My laboratory", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 7)
Ex-AIF (Australian Imperial Forces)i"An invitation to poverty-", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
The Old Rifle Ross' Poems : 5i"In the long school holidays in summer", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Tools Ross' Poems : 6i"Man's tools", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 12)
Ross' Poems : 2i""Poverty Ridge," Mr Long labelled it,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 13)
Noxious Weeds Ross' Poems : 7i"Driving through our district in late spring", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 14)
Down at Hickey's Ross' Poems : 8i"You can't hear it in the house,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 15)
Supper with a Black Snakei"We're sprawled in lounge chairs, lolling on the carpet.", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Jack Ross' Poems : 10i"I've given up drink for good,", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Sparrows Ross' Poems : 9i"I don't mind if silver-eyes eat my grapes", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 21)
Chrysanthemums Ross' Poems : 11i"This is something", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
The Future of the Past Ross' Poems : 12i"Oddments.", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 24)
Uncle Pat Ross' Poems : 13i"What despair or contrariness", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 25-26)
Tommie New Ross's Poems : 9Ai"A girl friend's Mercedes", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
Mother Church Ross' Poems : 14i"I came into this century a Catholic", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 29)
Menindeei"At thirty three my brother-in-law is dying", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 30-32)
Hens in the Saltbush Ross' Poems : 17i"If he was a man of spirit", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 33)
Bird-Watching with Mr Long Ross' Poems : 16i""What's that bird, Mr Long?"", Geoffrey Lehmann , single work poetry (p. 35-36)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Faber ,
      1994 .
      Extent: 171p.p.
      ISBN: 0571172466

Works about this Work

Undercover Susan Wyndham , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 May 2009; (p. 26)
A column canvassing current literary news including a report on Australian authors published by Faber & Faber. Wyndham reports that Emma Jones's The Striped World has been promoted as the first book by an Australian poet to be published by Faber & Faber, but Wyndham states that this honour belongs to Geoffrey Lehmann's 1992 volume Spring Forest. (Spring Forest was published by Angus & Robertson in Australia in 1992 and by Faber & Faber in 1994.)
Murray Tributaries Stephen McInerney , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , July vol. 3 no. [6] 1998; (p. 8-9,31)
The Fruit-Tree and the Veranda Carmel Gaffney , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Current Tensions : Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference : 6 - 11 July 1996 1996; (p. 85-94)
Farm Gossip Alice Oswald , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: London Magazine , April-May vol. 35 no. 1-2 1995; (p. 126-128)

— Review of Spring Forest Geoffrey Lehmann , 1992 selected work poetry
Sperm's-Eye View Robert Crawford , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: London Review of Books , 23 February vol. 17 no. 4 1995; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Spring Forest Geoffrey Lehmann , 1992 selected work poetry
Poems to Quell the Longing Kevin Hart , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 November 1992; (p. 9)

— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems Antigone Kefala , 1992 selected work poetry ; Spring Forest Geoffrey Lehmann , 1992 selected work poetry ; Gravel Corners : Poems Geoff Page , 1992 selected work poetry
Lehmann's Rural Set, Again Geoff Page , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 April 1993; (p. C8)

— Review of The Floor of Heaven John Tranter , 1992 selected work poetry ; Spring Forest Geoffrey Lehmann , 1992 selected work poetry
Forecasts Alan Wearne , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , July vol. 72 no. 1028 1992; (p. 38)

— Review of Spring Forest Geoffrey Lehmann , 1992 selected work poetry ; Southerly vol. 52 no. 3 1992 periodical issue
Low Life, High Thoughts Christopher Pollnitz , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 January 1993; (p. rev 5)

— Review of Spring Forest Geoffrey Lehmann , 1992 selected work poetry
Sperm's-Eye View Robert Crawford , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: London Review of Books , 23 February vol. 17 no. 4 1995; (p. 26-27)

— Review of Spring Forest Geoffrey Lehmann , 1992 selected work poetry
Undercover Susan Wyndham , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23-24 May 2009; (p. 26)
A column canvassing current literary news including a report on Australian authors published by Faber & Faber. Wyndham reports that Emma Jones's The Striped World has been promoted as the first book by an Australian poet to be published by Faber & Faber, but Wyndham states that this honour belongs to Geoffrey Lehmann's 1992 volume Spring Forest. (Spring Forest was published by Angus & Robertson in Australia in 1992 and by Faber & Faber in 1994.)
Murray Tributaries Stephen McInerney , 1998 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , July vol. 3 no. [6] 1998; (p. 8-9,31)
The Fruit-Tree and the Veranda Carmel Gaffney , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Current Tensions : Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference : 6 - 11 July 1996 1996; (p. 85-94)
After Poetry (15) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry : from Modern to Postmodern and Beyond Kevin Hart , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 129 1992; (p. 36-42)
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