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Notes

  • 'The poems explore the politics and cultural issues of Africa, Australia and Indonesia - particularly the themes of violence, love, justice and the effects of landscape and place on the human psyche.'

    (Source: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, publisher note.)

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as some poems contain references to 'Asia'.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Bombingi"Instead of a signature he bites his shoulder.", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Failure of Speech : The Addresseei"You, the addressee, may be seated", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Failure of Speech : The Speakeri"She registers the depth of her lungs", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Failure of Speech, John Mateer , sequence poetry (p. 10-11)
The Failure of Speech : The Eari"A pillar of water pouring", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 11)
That Womani"She starts to scream", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 12)
Vleiswondi"In the torso bones are like lengths of rocks,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 13)
Recordi"The nocturnal river", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 14)
Lion Dance at a Political Demonstrationi"Stare into the glass eye", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 15)
Dreams Crossing the Nullarbori"Dusty eagles, levianthans of the scalding air, rise", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 17)
Victoria Squarei"Adelaide's grid is a mirrored maze", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 18)
Towards Wilpena Pound, South Australiai"When salt- and bluebush country", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 19)
Tasmanian Observations : Devil's Gulleti"In staring down, our sight becomes falling rock,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 20)
Tasmanian Observations : On the Plateaui"Buttongrass moorland, edged by snowgums,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 20)
Tasmanian Observations, John Mateer , sequence poetry (p. 20-21)
Tasmanian Observations : Visitors Centrei"The Thylacine, in hologram,", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 21)
In a Forest (Before He Saw the Thylacine)i"The question of how a limb vanishes", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 22)
Melbourne, A Nocturnei"Although in Melbourne the mica specks in the night road", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 23)
Returningi"Soaring and swooping like a raptor", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 24)
On a Coastal Walk Up from Augustai"Trudging across an inlet with the winter tide rushing in", John Mateer , single work poetry (p. 25)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

y separately published work icon Literary Migrations : White, English-Speaking Migrant Writers in Australia Ingeborg van Teeseling , Wollongong : 2011 Z1860612 2011 single work thesis 'In this thesis, I am arguing that [a] false core/periphery binary has made a particular group of migrants ,-those who are white and have migrated from English-speaking countries - invisible - invisible as migrants, that is. For the writers within this group, this leads to a critical blindness in relation to their work and place within Australian national literature. As a critic, however, I look at the work of Ruth Park, Alex Miller and John Mateer and see it is profoundly influenced by their migrant experience. More often than not they write about themes that are typical of migrant writing: alienation, identity, belonging, home, being in-between cultures, history. For a more appropriate, complete appreciation of their work, this thesis argues that it is imperative to go back to the beginning and return the 'default setting' of migrant to its literal meaning.' [From the author's abstract]
Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry Kerry Leves , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)

— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 Stephen Oliver , 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems M. T. C. Cronin , 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve John Foulcher , 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant Zan Ross , 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections Louis Armand , 2000 single work poetry
Untitled Chris Danta , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Colloquy : Text Theory Critique , May no. 7 2003;

— Review of Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Loanwords Kevin Gillam , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 44-45)

— Review of Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry
Untitled Ryan Scott , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 14 2003;

— Review of Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry
Untitled Ryan Scott , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 14 2003;

— Review of Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry
[Review] Loanwords Kevin Gillam , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 44-45)

— Review of Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry
Untitled Chris Danta , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Colloquy : Text Theory Critique , May no. 7 2003;

— Review of Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry
Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry Kerry Leves , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)

— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 Stephen Oliver , 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems M. T. C. Cronin , 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve John Foulcher , 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant Zan Ross , 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father Geoff Goodfellow , 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections Louis Armand , 2000 single work poetry
Hardy Perennials Richard King , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 239 2002; (p. 55-56)

— Review of Going Feral Barbara Temperton , 2002 selected work poetry ; Hothouse Tracy Ryan , 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords John Mateer , 2002 selected work poetry
y separately published work icon Literary Migrations : White, English-Speaking Migrant Writers in Australia Ingeborg van Teeseling , Wollongong : 2011 Z1860612 2011 single work thesis 'In this thesis, I am arguing that [a] false core/periphery binary has made a particular group of migrants ,-those who are white and have migrated from English-speaking countries - invisible - invisible as migrants, that is. For the writers within this group, this leads to a critical blindness in relation to their work and place within Australian national literature. As a critic, however, I look at the work of Ruth Park, Alex Miller and John Mateer and see it is profoundly influenced by their migrant experience. More often than not they write about themes that are typical of migrant writing: alienation, identity, belonging, home, being in-between cultures, history. For a more appropriate, complete appreciation of their work, this thesis argues that it is imperative to go back to the beginning and return the 'default setting' of migrant to its literal meaning.' [From the author's abstract]
The Expert Survivalist Larry Schwartz , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 April 2002; (p. 10)
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