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AbstractHistoryArchive Description
Poems in this selection are grouped into two main sections: Part I Mangroves (2000-2002) and Part II The Night Watch (1988-1994). The author's note (p.ix) explains the significance of this grouping.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Blue Hills 45i"Sunlight on a west wall lights up brick", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Blue Hills 46i"Chinese characters", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Blue Hills 47i"White heat haze on the far bank", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Blue Hills 48i"Deflected light", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Blue Hills 49i"Australian mercantile land", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Blue Hills 50i"Damp seats sprayed with some cleaning substance", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Blue Hills 51i"From a place deeper than the larynx", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- No Namei"A jazz trumpet sounds The Last Post", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Election Dayi"'It's a wide world'", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Submerged Cathedrali"Pain won't last, neither will beauty", single work poetry (p. 19)
- At Three in the Afternooni"Smell of roasted peppers", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Air Timei"At the mercy", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Die Welt uber dem Wasserspiegeli"The book of the great poet", single work poetry (p. 22)
- August 7thi"Warm light through tall windows", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Little Historyi"Endless rain", single work poetry (p. 25)
- November 11thi"footsteps", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Rapturei"there is nothing", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Difference and Repetitioni"The sheet darkens", single work poetry (p. 28)
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Louvresi"The sky, October",
single work
poetry
(p. 40-54)Long poem in unnumbered untitled sections. Some sections relate to the work of specific visual artists Bea Maddock, Leah King-Smith, Jennifer Marshall, Lin Onus and Mostyn Bramley-Moore.
- Composizione (1914)i"Soffici's painting (my colour photocopy", single work poetry (p. 57)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Brisbane River Poetry
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Fryer Folios , June vol. 6 no. 1 2011; (p. 3-6) After Queensland's disastrous summer floods, Ruth Blair discovers a rich tradition of Brisbane River poetry. -
The Poetics of Time
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Jacket , April no. 27 2005;
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry -
Always Disappearing
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 48 no. 2003; (p. 74-84)
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems : 1961-2002 2002 selected work poetry ; Gwen Harwood : Collected Poems 1943-1995 2003 collected work poetry ; Wild Surmise 2002 single work novel ; A Break in the Weather 2003 single work novel ; Portrait in Skin 2002 selected work poetry ; The Fall 2003 selected work poetry ; Anything the Landlord Touches 2002 selected work poetry -
Versatile Poetry of Reflection and Doubt
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 September 2003; (p. 5)
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry ; A Break in the Weather 2003 single work novel -
Line Breaks and Brakes on Writing
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 23 August 2003; (p. 3)
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Being There
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 250 2003; (p. 42)
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry -
Shortcuts : The Essential Week : Poetry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 May 2003; (p. 10)
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry -
Versatile Poetry of Reflection and Doubt
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 27 September 2003; (p. 5)
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry ; A Break in the Weather 2003 single work novel -
Always Disappearing
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 48 no. 2003; (p. 74-84)
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems : 1961-2002 2002 selected work poetry ; Gwen Harwood : Collected Poems 1943-1995 2003 collected work poetry ; Wild Surmise 2002 single work novel ; A Break in the Weather 2003 single work novel ; Portrait in Skin 2002 selected work poetry ; The Fall 2003 selected work poetry ; Anything the Landlord Touches 2002 selected work poetry -
The Poetics of Time
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Jacket , April no. 27 2005;
— Review of Mangroves 2003 selected work poetry -
Green Thoughts
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 8 February 2003; (p. 7) -
Line Breaks and Brakes on Writing
2003
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 23 August 2003; (p. 3) -
Brisbane River Poetry
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Fryer Folios , June vol. 6 no. 1 2011; (p. 3-6) After Queensland's disastrous summer floods, Ruth Blair discovers a rich tradition of Brisbane River poetry.
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