AustLit logo
y separately published work icon The Best Australian Poems 2004 anthology   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 The Best Australian Poems 2004
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Black Inc. , 2004 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Collectablesi"I collect mistakes and faulty prime numbers she says", Jordie Albiston , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
Trajectoriesi"To cross the rope's umbilical line", Lucy Alexander , single work poetry (p. 3-4)
The Dice Playeri"I've had my nose in the ring since I was nine.", Judith Beveridge , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
At the Creeki"my brother warms his skin", Tony Birch , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Dog Bitei"my dog did this I grab my arm to keep it shut no blood", Elizabeth Blackmore , single work poetry (p. 9)
Until Death Do Us Parti"His first punch", Mary Bradley , single work poetry (p. 10)
Life Sizei"Outside the welfare centre", Kevin Brophy , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
"When they took away the schoolhouse" Two Out of Teni"When they took away the school house", Anna Buck , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
Note: With first line: When they took away the schoolhouse
Salti"All day the life", Joanne Burns , single work poetry (p. 15)
Noticei"Ronni dies on Bondi beach", William Carney , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
On Wings of Songi"Earth unlocks wings, flowers, leaves, old jewels of sunlight.", Alan Carvosso , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
River Songi"When the sky's all grey", Gary Catalano , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Waitressi"you grow monstrous feet", Sherryl Clark , single work poetry (p. 23)
At the Pantheoni"What spiritual catch can be exacted", William C. Clarke , single work poetry (p. 23)
Red-Head with Phosphorus, 1976i"Red-haired girl in a white bikini", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 24-26)
Wave to the Queeni"The last woman in the world to ride side-saddle", Jennifer Compton , single work poetry (p. 27-28)
The Booki"The big book is like a piece of old rugged wood,", Gregory Constantine , single work poetry (p. 29)
Sinking Shipi"She could still see the blood", Meg Courtney , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
Green Thoughts in a Blue Shadei"No more work", Julian Croft , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
The Law of Kindnessi"To produce nothing", M. T. C. Cronin , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Black Inc. , 2004 .
      Extent: xiii, 208p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Preface by Les Murray
      ISBN: 1863952055
      Series: y separately published work icon The Best Australian Poems Black Inc. (publisher), Melbourne : Black Inc. , 2003-2018 Z1845184 2003 series - publisher poetry

      The third of the Black Inc. 'Best of' collections, Best Australian Poems was initiated in 2003, under executive chair Morry Schwartz. Publisher Chris Feik took over all three series in 2004. In March 2018, Black Inc. cancelled all three series, replacing them with Best Summer Stories.

      Number in series: 2

Works about this Work

A Gander at Gender and Age Carol Jenkins , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 6 no. 1 2016; (p. 12-20)
Carol Jenkins documents and analyses contemporary Australian poetry anthologies.
Yakkers and Their Yarns Gregory O'Brien , 2006 single work review
— Appears in: PN Review , January - February vol. 32 no. 3 2006; (p. 83)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry
Place and Identity in New Australian Poetry S. C. Harrex , 2005 single work review criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 96-111)
Contends that the map of Australian verse has been progressively configured since 1975, and that this is evident in poems published during the the year 2004 - 2005.
Guilty of Sincerity Noel Rowe , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Space : New Writing , no. 2 2005; (p. 159-167)
Rhyme with Reason Gerry Turcotte , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 2005; (p. 10)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry
The Many-Splendoured Faces of Oz Poetry Peter Pierce , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 11 December 2004; (p. 20)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry
Risks and Lessons Brian Henry , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January no. 267 2004-2005; (p. 19-20)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry
For the Painless Headache David McCooey , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 January 2005; (p. 4)

— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2004 2004 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry
Poetry – Books in Brief Paul Hetherington , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 7 January no. 5309 2005; (p. 26)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry

'Best of” anthologies are often contentious, but they offer writers the opportunity to be published alongside their peers and to reach a wide readership. It was heartening, then, that Black Inc -following its publication of the “best” essays and stories -inaugurated “The Best Australian Poems” series in 2003, a volume which was edited by Peter Craven and presented generous selections from the work of thirty-eight poets. This year, Les Murray, the long-standing poetry editor of the socially and politically conservative Quadrant magazine and of the impressive New Oxford Book of Australian Verse (first released in 1986 and twice updated), has decided to do things differently. In his introduction to The Best Australian Poems 2004, Murray writes that he “selected from work written and/or published over the last year or so”…' (Introduction)

Rhyme with Reason Gerry Turcotte , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 January 2005; (p. 10)

— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2004 2004 anthology poetry
Guilty of Sincerity Noel Rowe , 2005 single work criticism
— Appears in: Space : New Writing , no. 2 2005; (p. 159-167)
Place and Identity in New Australian Poetry S. C. Harrex , 2005 single work review criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 50 no. 2005; (p. 96-111)
Contends that the map of Australian verse has been progressively configured since 1975, and that this is evident in poems published during the the year 2004 - 2005.
A Gander at Gender and Age Carol Jenkins , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Journal , vol. 6 no. 1 2016; (p. 12-20)
Carol Jenkins documents and analyses contemporary Australian poetry anthologies.
Last amended 21 Mar 2018 08:04:15
X