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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", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Photographs Ross' Poems : 3i"My wife's the daughter of a professor", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Hunger and Fear Ross' Poems : 4i"My laboratory", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Ex-AIF (Australian Imperial Forces)i"An invitation to poverty-", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- The Old Rifle Ross' Poems : 5i"In the long school holidays in summer", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Tools Ross' Poems : 6i"Man's tools", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Ross' Poems : 2i""Poverty Ridge," Mr Long labelled it,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Noxious Weeds Ross' Poems : 7i"Driving through our district in late spring", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Down at Hickey's Ross' Poems : 8i"You can't hear it in the house,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Supper with a Black Snakei"We're sprawled in lounge chairs, lolling on the carpet.", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Jack Ross' Poems : 10i"I've given up drink for good,", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Sparrows Ross' Poems : 9i"I don't mind if silver-eyes eat my grapes", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Chrysanthemums Ross' Poems : 11i"This is something", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- The Future of the Past Ross' Poems : 12i"Oddments.", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Uncle Pat Ross' Poems : 13i"What despair or contrariness", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Tommie New Ross's Poems : 9Ai"A girl friend's Mercedes", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Mother Church Ross' Poems : 14i"I came into this century a Catholic", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Menindeei"At thirty three my brother-in-law is dying", single work poetry (p. 30-32)
- Hens in the Saltbush Ross' Poems : 17i"If he was a man of spirit", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Bird-Watching with Mr Long Ross' Poems : 16i""What's that bird, Mr Long?"", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Undercover
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
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
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Current Tensions : Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference : 6 - 11 July 1996 1996; (p. 85-94) -
Farm Gossip
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: London Magazine , April-May vol. 35 no. 1-2 1995; (p. 126-128)
— Review of Spring Forest 1992 selected work poetry -
Sperm's-Eye View
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: London Review of Books , 23 February vol. 17 no. 4 1995; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Spring Forest 1992 selected work poetry
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Poems to Quell the Longing
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 November 1992; (p. 9)
— Review of Absence : New and Selected Poems 1992 selected work poetry ; Spring Forest 1992 selected work poetry ; Gravel Corners : Poems 1992 selected work poetry -
Lehmann's Rural Set, Again
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 April 1993; (p. C8)
— Review of The Floor of Heaven 1992 selected work poetry ; Spring Forest 1992 selected work poetry -
Forecasts
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , July vol. 72 no. 1028 1992; (p. 38)
— Review of Spring Forest 1992 selected work poetry ; Southerly vol. 52 no. 3 1992 periodical issue -
Low Life, High Thoughts
1993
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 16-17 January 1993; (p. rev 5)
— Review of Spring Forest 1992 selected work poetry -
Sperm's-Eye View
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: London Review of Books , 23 February vol. 17 no. 4 1995; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Spring Forest 1992 selected work poetry -
Undercover
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
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
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
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 129 1992; (p. 36-42)
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