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Notes
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Dedication: Again, for Richard.
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Epigraph: That broken-open lowliness is the reality, not the language! Forget the phraseology. I want burning, burning. Be friends with your burning. Burn up your thinking and your forms of expression! Moses, those who pay attention to ways of behaving and speaking are one sort. Lovers who burn are another. Jelaluddin Rumi.
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This book is divided into three sections: Lovers ( pp1 - 37); Survival (pp39 -79); Liberty and Pain (pp81 -121)
Contents
* Contents derived from the University of Queensland Press
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Loversi"Lovers", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Specifics of Lovei"I love shaking the bones in your arm", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Slowi"I do not wish to make practical decisions", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Facei"This is a way to say", single work poetry (p. 7)
- I Am in Lovei"I am in love", single work poetry (p. 8-10)
- Self-Controli"Why didn' I see it", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Rain For Five Minutes At 11pmi"imaginative tree", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Shapenessi"Someone pushed the garden over. Or", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Nights (How I Love You)i"The wind which shakes my room", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Your Body In My Handsi"Turkeys sing in the trees", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- From The One Possessedi"How many times", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Flamingo Thing (or 'Mirrors and Sex')i"what is it", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Coloured Poemi"only like colours", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Three Animals In a Field (Or Lover Sleeping)i"There ahead", single work poetry (p. 22)
- For You, A Ferni"You must be tired", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Saving Icei"The temperature of your hand on me", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Spelli"My name: with dreams of an alphabet", single work poetry (p. 25)
- I Love Iti"I love it when my lover", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Our Love (Hot Day)i"I cannot discuss you, our love", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Fishing Alone After A Night With Youi"Spinning", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Literary Orgasm
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections 2000 single work poetry -
Volumes of Talent
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 3 - 9 September no. 459 2003; (p. 26)
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
All You Need is Love
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Small Packages , no. 6 2002; (p. 71-73)
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 10 no. 1 2002-2003; (p. 51)
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry
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Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 75 2002; (p. 163-164) JAS Review of Books , October no. 9 2002;
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Summer vol. 10 no. 1 2002-2003; (p. 51)
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Volumes of Talent
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 3 - 9 September no. 459 2003; (p. 26)
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections 2000 single work poetry -
Literary Orgasm
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Dotlit : The Online Journal of Creative Writing , August vol. 4 no. 1 2003;
— Review of My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry -
Bard of Big Things
2002
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 February 2002; (p. 13) -
Poet's Winning Strategy: Wine, Chocolates and Actors
2002
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Australian , 18 February 2002; (p. 11)
Awards
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