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Notes
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Author's note: The title is taken from a poem by Zbigniew Herbert.
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One of a series of six small books which were published as a single set. The pagination throughout the set is continuous.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Revisiting Monaroi"The wind is always", single work poetry (p. 67-68)
- A Laurel Treei"I remember sitting in", single work poetry (p. 69-70)
- Tonalityi"The composer has a small", single work poetry (p. 71)
- Two Poems for Bela Bartok, sequence poetry (p. 71-72)
- Les Saltimbanquesi"And painting? This one is a song", single work poetry (p. 72)
- Portrait of Isabel Rawthornei"When I first looked at the woman", single work poetry (p. 73)
- Chinese Graves in Beechworth Cemeteryi"What can I say? Walking here, aware", single work poetry (p. 74-75)
- Piet Mondrian and Wallace Stevens on Hiroshima Day, 1977i"It could be that that river flowing", single work poetry (p. 76-77)
- Lorne Pieri"This long, decked, mercenary roost", single work poetry (p. 78)
- On a Still from Truffaut's Jules and Jimi"I was going to write a poem about", single work poetry (p. 79)
- Gifti"Quietly, suddenly, one morning", single work poetry (p. 80)
- Holiday at Mentone 1888i"The sea may be as lifeless", single work poetry (p. 81-82)
- Which Roomi"I grew up in a house where", single work poetry (p. 83-84)
- The Whalei"Half-way out towards Antarctica,", single work poetry (p. 85)
- Port Melbourne Beach, sequence poetry (p. 85-87)
- The Raini"Here where land and sea", single work poetry (p. 86-87)
- From a Republican Grave: Daniel Henry Deniehy. 1828-1865.i"Who are they now? since the Bathurst ground", single work poetry (p. 88-90)
- In the Museum, Parisi"It was too cold that day", single work poetry (p. 91-93)
- W. J. Wills to R. O'Hara Burke 1861i"Burke, but it's hard I know, and harder", single work poetry (p. 94-95)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Pocket Size and Attractive
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 29 1981; (p. 29-30)
— Review of Wild Lemons : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Tricks of Memory : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Signs and Seas : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
Form : A Poetry Chronicle
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 40 no. 3 1981; (p. 349-360)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse 1981 anthology poetry ; Stalin's Holidays : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Singing at Night 1980 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times 1980 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Country & Eastern : A Featurette 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Division of Anger : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Snow in Summer 1980 selected work poetry ; Among the Living 1980 selected work poetry
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Form : A Poetry Chronicle
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 40 no. 3 1981; (p. 349-360)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse 1981 anthology poetry ; Stalin's Holidays : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Singing at Night 1980 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times 1980 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Country & Eastern : A Featurette 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Division of Anger : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Snow in Summer 1980 selected work poetry ; Among the Living 1980 selected work poetry -
Pocket Size and Attractive
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 29 1981; (p. 29-30)
— Review of Wild Lemons : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Tricks of Memory : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Signs and Seas : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry
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