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Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse
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Contents

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Faber , 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse : Introduction, Vincent Buckley , single work criticism (p. xv-xxxxiv)
The Orange Treei"The young girl stood beside me. I", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Colour Yourself for a Mani"The seers may chasten; the fools may bid the waters dance uphill;", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Sun is Upi"Speak not of Death: it is a merry morn;", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 3)
Stony Towni"If ever I go to Stony Town, I'll go as to a fair,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Take Down the Fiddle, Karl!i"Men openly call you the enemy, call you the swine,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
The Night-Ridei"Gas flaring on the yellow platform; voices running up and down;", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 7)
Wild Grapesi"The old orchard, full of smoking air,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Talbingoi"'Talbingo River' - as one says of bones:", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 8)
Country Townsi"Country towns, with your willows and squares,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9)
North Countryi"North Country, filled with gesturing wood,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
South Countryi"After the whey-faced anonymity", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
Five Bellsi"Time that is moved by little fidget wheels", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 11-15)
An Inscription for Dog Riveri"Our general was the greatest and bravest of generals.", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry satire war literature (p. 15)
Beach Buriali"Softly and humbly to the Gulf of Arabs", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry war literature (p. 16)
Long Since...i"Long since I heard the muttered anger of the reef;", Robert D. FitzGerald , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Face of the Watersi"Once again the scurry of feet - those myriads", Robert D. FitzGerald , single work poetry (p. 18-20)
Roadside : Eleven Compositions : [Untitled]i"Having said that all the gums have not been cut", Robert D. FitzGerald , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Roadside : Eleven Compositions : [Untitled]i"Below the paved road", Robert D. FitzGerald , single work poetry (p. 21)
Roadside : Eleven Compositions : [Untitled]i"Thick dust on Paddy's lucerne, burr", Robert D. FitzGerald , single work poetry (p. 22)

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Unsettling the Field : Christopher Brennan and Biodiversity Michael Farrell , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012;
'In this paper I consider the ecological term 'biodiversity' as a metaphor within that of the more generally metaphorical term 'field', specifically in relation to Christopher Brennan's work the Musicopoematographoscope. The term 'field', in the literary context may not preclude, but does not suggest biodiversity: suggesting rather evenness, tamedness, industry, fighting or sport - and settledness. I use the ecological figure of biodiversity not as an indication of a relation between writing (poetry) and natural environments per se, but to signal an attention to survival. A literature that can be compared to a biodiverse ecosystem - rather than a field - suggests the wholeness that health is derived from. I draw on and critique the work of American poet Charles Olson and English critic Jonathan Bate.' (Author's abstract)
In a Spirit of Honour Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Refrain : Poetry Review (Supplement to Australian Book Review) 1992; (p. 14)

— Review of The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry
Spaces, Cargoes, Documents, Values and Principles: Some Recent Poetry Anthologies Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 15 no. 4 1992; (p. 323-327)
Dreary Preoccupation with Canonical Correctness Alan Gould , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 June 1991; (p. B8)

— Review of The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry
Cadences from a Kick Behind the Game Imre Salusinszky , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 June 1991; (p. 8)

— Review of The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry
Australian Absences Lawrence Norfolk , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 5 July no. 4605 1991; (p. 21-22)

— Review of Dog Fox Field : Poems Les Murray , 1990 selected work poetry ; The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1960-1990 Bruce Beaver , 1991 selected work poetry biography ; Contemporary Australian Poetry : An Anthology 1990 anthology poetry ; Selected Poems Dorothy Hewett , 1991 selected work poetry
How Poetry is Packaged Philip Mead , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Society , August vol. 10 no. 8 1991; (p. 40-42)

— Review of Confessions of a Corinthian : Poems Julian Croft , 1991 selected work poetry ; The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry ; Beauty Is the Straw : Poems Amy Witting , 1991 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Dorothy Hewett , 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems Les Murray , 1991 selected work poetry
Dual Monument to a Poet-Scholar Martin Duwell , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 August 1991; (p. rev 4)

— Review of Last Poems Vincent Buckley , 1991 selected work poetry ; The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry
Cadences from a Kick Behind the Game Imre Salusinszky , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 June 1991; (p. 8)

— Review of The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry
Dreary Preoccupation with Canonical Correctness Alan Gould , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 June 1991; (p. B8)

— Review of The Faber Book of Modern Australian Verse 1991 anthology poetry
Unsettling the Field : Christopher Brennan and Biodiversity Michael Farrell , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 12 no. 1 2012;
'In this paper I consider the ecological term 'biodiversity' as a metaphor within that of the more generally metaphorical term 'field', specifically in relation to Christopher Brennan's work the Musicopoematographoscope. The term 'field', in the literary context may not preclude, but does not suggest biodiversity: suggesting rather evenness, tamedness, industry, fighting or sport - and settledness. I use the ecological figure of biodiversity not as an indication of a relation between writing (poetry) and natural environments per se, but to signal an attention to survival. A literature that can be compared to a biodiverse ecosystem - rather than a field - suggests the wholeness that health is derived from. I draw on and critique the work of American poet Charles Olson and English critic Jonathan Bate.' (Author's abstract)
Spaces, Cargoes, Documents, Values and Principles: Some Recent Poetry Anthologies Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 15 no. 4 1992; (p. 323-327)
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