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A study guide by Geoff Page, Using the First Paperback Poets Anthology : Talking Points for Students and Teachers (1974) was published as a companion booklet by UQP.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1974 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Pas de Deux for Loversi"Morning ought not", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Kathlyni"In their skeletal", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Overdosei"Inertia of a warm day: the", single work poetry (p. 5)
- That Which We Call a Rosei"Black greyed into white a nightmare of bicycling", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Courland Penders : Going Homei"At the end of the road are stone posts, two either side of", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Love (Dialogue) Poemi"Where can we go today.", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- After a Birthdayi"i drew a line", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Changei"surreal morning grey", single work poetry (p. 11-15)
- Domesticityi"The quiet domestic round proceeds:", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Two Byzantine Pieces, sequence poetry (p. 20-21)
- A Cruise for the Prosecutioni"Flat stems of cloud feathering their roots in air", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Medievali"His two concerns are siege defences", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Out of the Earth We Comei"Out of the earth we come", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Lapse of Contracti"Does it matter what neat lives we plan,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Elegy for the Funeral of Michael Dransfieldi"There is a flower the stiffening vein blood retreats", single work poetry (p. 27)
- The Little Grenadei"The little grenade", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- In the Park Beside the Marinai"Gently, insistently, all day,", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Yellow Without Poetryi"canary a piercing pipe of yellow sound", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Celiai"Softly she hunted. She could hear the others.", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Hurry! Hurry!i"Egyptians thought the earth", single work poetry (p. 37)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81) -
Untitled
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 January 1975; (p. 13)
— Review of The First Paperback Poets Anthology 1974 anthology poetry ; Applestealers : Is a Collection of the New Poetry in Australia, Including Notes, Statements, Histories on La Mama 1974 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: Blacksmith , Winter no. 2 1975; (p. 55)
— Review of The First Paperback Poets Anthology 1974 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , September vol. 10 no. 2 1974; (p. 23-30)
— Review of The First Paperback Poets Anthology 1974 anthology poetry
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Untitled
1974
single work
review
— Appears in: Makar , September vol. 10 no. 2 1974; (p. 23-30)
— Review of The First Paperback Poets Anthology 1974 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: Blacksmith , Winter no. 2 1975; (p. 55)
— Review of The First Paperback Poets Anthology 1974 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1975
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 January 1975; (p. 13)
— Review of The First Paperback Poets Anthology 1974 anthology poetry ; Applestealers : Is a Collection of the New Poetry in Australia, Including Notes, Statements, Histories on La Mama 1974 anthology poetry -
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems
2007
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101) ‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81)
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