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Notes
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The collection is divided into five parts: Hawes, Figures in Clay, The Dam, Intersection and The Silent Piano.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Hawesi"I tie again my leather apron, walk", single work poetry (p. 3-7)
- Breath : Ii"Could it be a memory, or a lie", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Breath, sequence poetry (p. 11-14)
- Breath : IIi"Days came. I woke and ate", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Breath : IIIi"Another age would hint. Summer", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Breath IVi"Memory like coal that has buried the sun;", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Rhesusi"Beneath her manners, it was meant", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- The Riveri"Away from the root-tangled bank", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Figures in Clay 1i"Steam from the dam. Riding through the mist", sequence poetry (p. 18-23)
- The Welli"Strange and slow work: they dug in turn", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Cattle Salei"I lay, rumpled like a lizard in the sun,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Figures in Clay 2, sequence poetry (p. 26-28)
- Winteri"The day was close, overcast like a grey belly", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Bushfirei"As if going into battle, the knapsack", single work poetry (p. 30-32)
- The Windmilli"In later years of night, I woke,", single work poetry (p. 33)
- The Hosteli"The red sun coming in from the sea,", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- The Pioneer Cemetry (in Patterns Vol 6. No. 2.) The Pioneer Cemeteryi"They stand. Black cloth, the hem", single work poetry (p. 39)
- The Farmeri"The house creaks as its walls", single work poetry (p. 40)
- Droughti"None compete with the bloodied crust", single work poetry (p. 41-42)
- Nungarin, 3.00 PMi"She, in kitchen-light, or hanging out the wash,", single work poetry (p. 43)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Interview with Philip Salom [Salt, vol.1 no.1, June 1990]
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Salt , June vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 43-52) -
Untitled
1982
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Written in English , Spring vol. 21 no. 1 1982; (p. 79-82)
— Review of The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
They Turn to Their Icons for Revenge
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 126-128)
— Review of The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
Three Poets
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 26 no. 1 1981; (p. 56-62)
— Review of On the Edge 1980 selected work poetry ; The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
Regionalism in the Verse of Australia
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 January vol. 101 no. 5247 1981; (p. 62-63)
— Review of First Things Last : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; This Place : Poetry of the Hunter Valley 1980 anthology poetry ; On the Edge 1980 selected work poetry
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They Turn to Their Icons for Revenge
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 10 no. 1 1981; (p. 126-128)
— Review of The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Artlook , November vol. 6 no. 11 1980; (p. 49)
— Review of The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
Poetry from Anywhere
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 84 1981; (p. 69-71)
— Review of To the Heart of the World's Electricity 1980 selected work poetry ; Pompeii Deep Fry 1980 selected work poetry ; The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
Regionalism in the Verse of Australia
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 January vol. 101 no. 5247 1981; (p. 62-63)
— Review of First Things Last : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; This Place : Poetry of the Hunter Valley 1980 anthology poetry ; On the Edge 1980 selected work poetry -
Three Poets
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 26 no. 1 1981; (p. 56-62)
— Review of On the Edge 1980 selected work poetry ; The Silent Piano : Poems 1980 selected work poetry -
Interview with Philip Salom [Salt, vol.1 no.1, June 1990]
1990
single work
criticism
biography
— Appears in: Salt , June vol. 1 no. 1 1990; (p. 43-52)
Awards
- 1981 winner Commonwealth Poetry Prize — Best First Collection of Poetry
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Subjects:
- Bush,
- Western Australia,
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