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'leaving behind neon nights and misspent passions, these poems take to the highway with the muse riding shotgun' (Source: UQP website: www.uqp.uq.edu.au)
Notes
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Dedication: for Brett, Melissa, Jayne, Liz and Kim my beloved itinerant wordsmiths and thank you, my team at UQP for your love, nurturing and support.
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Epigraph: 'We shall not cease from exploration, And the end of all our exploring, Will be to arrive where we started, And know the place for the first time.' From Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Cold Storagei"bussed it into Mitchell from out of nowhere and found it on ice", single work poetry (p. 1)
- The Dusk Sessionsi"the pyromaniacs of the gods were kicking it", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Kangaroo Crossingi"I know this stretch in my blood", single work poetry (p. 3)
- What Morei"what more can one say", single work poetry (p. 4)
- We're Not Truckin' Aroundi"upon the dining table of the Invader", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Nil by Mouthi"the salt creeps in", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Golden Skin of Cowgirlsi"at the end of a brief Warreggo sojourn", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Floodlight Sonatasi"white spark backdrop", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Abandoned Factoriesi"the dark sentinels passed on the road", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Scenes from a Getaway Cari"another late Thursday night ... and I'm wondering", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- night racingi"night racing through the suburbs", single work poetry (p. 12)
- 3a.m. Escapei"Got up off the couch", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Pre-Flighti"It's 5a.m. in August", single work poetry (p. 14)
- 95 Cents a Litrei"He nurses this big ol'sedan into the service station", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Deo Optimo Maximoi"Lurching onto the highway", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Gasolinei"You just know where it will lead to", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Literary Festival Bump-Outi"Pictures of bloated lions fill these halls", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Itinerant Bluei"It comes to that morning", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Products of Mexicoi"Been trying to write for days", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Gas Tank Sonnetsi"1 Hour out of Byron Bay", single work poetry (p. 23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Indicators : New Poetry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 170 2003; (p. 135-138)
— Review of Otherland no. 8 2002 periodical issue ; Girl With Green Hair 2000 selected work poetry ; The Pomelo Tree 1999 selected work poetry ; Max is Missing 2001 selected work poetry ; Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry ; Flying Blind 2002 selected work poetry ; The Clothes-Prop Man : Poems from the South Para Reservoir 2002 selected work poetry ; The Ventriloquist's Child 2001 selected work poetry short story -
[Review] Itinerant Blues
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , January no. 12 2003;
— Review of Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry -
Brevity and Precision
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 62 no. 2 2002; (p. 164-167)
— Review of Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry -
Talking Trilaterally
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 29 no. 2 2002; (p. 91-95)
— Review of The Pomelo Tree 1999 selected work poetry ; Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry -
Modernist Embraces
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 243 2002; (p. 56-57)
— Review of Cut Lunch 2002 selected work poetry ; Collage 2002 selected work poetry ; Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry
-
Talking Trilaterally
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 29 no. 2 2002; (p. 91-95)
— Review of The Pomelo Tree 1999 selected work poetry ; Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry -
Brevity and Precision
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 62 no. 2 2002; (p. 164-167)
— Review of Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Itinerant Blues
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , January no. 12 2003;
— Review of Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry -
Indicators : New Poetry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 170 2003; (p. 135-138)
— Review of Otherland no. 8 2002 periodical issue ; Girl With Green Hair 2000 selected work poetry ; The Pomelo Tree 1999 selected work poetry ; Max is Missing 2001 selected work poetry ; Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry ; Flying Blind 2002 selected work poetry ; The Clothes-Prop Man : Poems from the South Para Reservoir 2002 selected work poetry ; The Ventriloquist's Child 2001 selected work poetry short story -
The Sources of Poetic Power
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 22 June 2002; (p. 9)
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father 2002 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; Itinerant Blues 2002 selected work poetry
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