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Bruce Dawe is donating his royalties from sales of Towards a War to an internationally-recognised charity for exclusive use in its Iraq and Region Humanitarian Appeal. Publisher Rob Riel of Picaro Press is matching this gesture dollar for dollar.
(Source: Cordite no.18 May, 2004. Review of Towards a War by Martin Downey.)
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Chapbook.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Warners Bay,
Warners Bay - Jewells area,
Lake Macquarie area,
Central Coast,
New South Wales,:Picaro Press
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sun and Mooni"Should you be walking early you may see", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Show-Time (Texas-style)i""Me an' mah posse, now we've finally got", single work poetry (p. 3)
- A Dog in Timei"If world peace were as easy to achieve", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- On the Brink : 12th February 2003i"Many will find themselves punished", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Vielleichti"Perhaps it will be a short war", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- After Sarii"Like America, long privileged by sea,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Entractei"Now that the preliminary words troop off", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Mowing the Lawni"Shakespeare was right: who is there better placed", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Agendai"'The Christian will be slaughtered with the Jew,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- The US $125 Billion Dollar Questioni"Watching daylong the news", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Contradictionsi"Not even that passionate plea", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- Pax Americanai"Who is divine enough to help us manage", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Unusual Work if You Can Get It
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Coppertales : A Journal of Rural Arts , no. 10 2006; (p. 95-98)
— Review of Wagtail 2001- series - publisher poetry ; Some Beliefs of Mine and Other Poems 2003 selected work poetry ; Unusual Work 2005- periodical (17 issues); Towards a War : Twelve Reflections 2003 selected work poetry -
Martin Downey Reviews Bruce Dawe
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 18 2004;
— Review of Towards a War : Twelve Reflections 2003 selected work poetry
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Martin Downey Reviews Bruce Dawe
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , May no. 18 2004;
— Review of Towards a War : Twelve Reflections 2003 selected work poetry -
Unusual Work if You Can Get It
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Coppertales : A Journal of Rural Arts , no. 10 2006; (p. 95-98)
— Review of Wagtail 2001- series - publisher poetry ; Some Beliefs of Mine and Other Poems 2003 selected work poetry ; Unusual Work 2005- periodical (17 issues); Towards a War : Twelve Reflections 2003 selected work poetry
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