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y separately published work icon New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Laurie Duggan http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/duggan-laurie
Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 New and Selected Poems 1971-1993
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
New England Odei"`the cropduster came up over the hill to make his turn", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 38-44)
After Strange Godsi"Oh, to be in Canberra", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 47)
The Great Tradition, Laurie Duggan , sequence poetry
Satirical sequence dealing with Australian poets and poetic styles and issues such as the opposition of classicism, tradition and modernism in verse.
 (p. 47-51)
In Memory of Kenneth Slessori"Earth, receive an honoured guest:", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 48)
Peasant Mandarini"The pasture's dry", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
Beyond the Gentility Principlei"A nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey,", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 51)
The New Australian Poetry, Now!, Laurie Duggan , sequence poetry
Author's comment: " a fake anthology of parodies".
 (p. 52-58)
From Micromicturatographyi"Through Aesculaepius oesophagus", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry
Author's comment : the poem is a parody of Martin Johnston who used to write long numbered sequences.
 (p. 53)
Dirty Weekendi"The old drunk", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 54)
Five Poemsi"looking at a sunset", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 55)
From The Paperweighti""Oh Bunny... it's you... You wait up late for Wembley?"", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry
Author's comment : the poem is a parody of Alan Wearne disguised as an extract from one of his novels.
 (p. 56)
India on $10 a Dayi"Oh boy", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 57)
What I Came Ontoi"My aunt is ironing the socks of death", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 57)
Lost in the Men's Roomi"I remark how it is interesting the way", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 58)
Adventures in Paradisei"Near the end of the thirty-first year of my life", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 59-64)
Bullshiti"There's a place for bullshit", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 67)
South Coast Haikui"rain drips through", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 67)
Australiai"I like the way we've", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 67)
The Book of Changesi"The glittering palaces", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 67)
The Mysteriesi"Everything happens at once.", Laurie Duggan , single work poetry (p. 68)
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