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Notes
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Epigraph: The true artist does not, like the hero of a myth, have to choose between vice and virtue, but both will serve him and he will love both equally. Cavafy.
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Dedication: To my parents, with love.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Cottesloe,
Inner Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Sunline Press
, 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Atavismi"On the days when he awoke as a werewolf", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Archipelagoi"Sometimes I feel the currents", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Always after Sunseti"Not sure what he expected", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Acediai"Salt forms on this building my carapace,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- The Fall of Spaini"You will hear those who say goodness always triumphs", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- An Astronaut Repairs His Shipi"I am a silver puppet", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- (Ab)solutioni"The open mind remains for", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Ii"Having for so long worn third-person clothes", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Glassmakeri"You sculpted light from star-spume", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- Postcard from Balingupi"The ice of white wine in the public room", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Abandoned Drive-Ini"Towering like the last great sail", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Greenoughi"At journey's return, in the dawn,", single work poetry (p. 34)
- Twilight, Bassendeani"It is an evening music of trains", single work poetry (p. 35)
- Swan River Winteri"At Ascot across the water", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- Windy Harbouri"Why on a rainy autumn morning", single work poetry (p. 38)
- The Dissolution of a Foxi"For an instant the perfect grass-framed", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Prevelly Seascapei"Not an accomplished painter", single work poetry (p. 40-42)
- The Man Who Wanted to Live in Thailandi"A Grail, by no means holy, but he wanted it:", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Even Though the Sky is Cleari"A slow-motion bullet spirals", single work poetry (p. 44)
- Certaintyi"Practise your demise", single work poetry (p. 45)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Creative Forces
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 12 September 2009; (p. 14-16) -
New Poetry, 2005-2006
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 51 no. 2006; (p. 60-73) Argues for the importance of first impressions in reading and appreciating poems. -
Poetry Survey
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 106 2006; (p. 46-49)
— Review of Silently on the Tide 2005 selected work poetry ; On Reflection, or, A Twenty-Twenty Vision : A Novelty 2005 selected work poetry prose ; High Wire 2005 selected work poetry ; Glassmaker 2005 selected work poetry ; James Stinks (and So Does Chuck) 2005 selected work poetry ; The Ancient Capital of Images 2005 selected work poetry -
Dragon's Breath
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 281 2006; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Glassmaker 2005 selected work poetry ; Catch of the Day 2006 selected work poetry ; Geology : Poems 2005 selected work poetry -
Reflective Ebb and Flow
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 April 2006; (p. 9)
— Review of Glassmaker 2005 selected work poetry
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Reflective Ebb and Flow
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 29 April 2006; (p. 9)
— Review of Glassmaker 2005 selected work poetry -
Dragon's Breath
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 281 2006; (p. 51-52)
— Review of Glassmaker 2005 selected work poetry ; Catch of the Day 2006 selected work poetry ; Geology : Poems 2005 selected work poetry -
Poetry Survey
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Spring no. 106 2006; (p. 46-49)
— Review of Silently on the Tide 2005 selected work poetry ; On Reflection, or, A Twenty-Twenty Vision : A Novelty 2005 selected work poetry prose ; High Wire 2005 selected work poetry ; Glassmaker 2005 selected work poetry ; James Stinks (and So Does Chuck) 2005 selected work poetry ; The Ancient Capital of Images 2005 selected work poetry -
New Poetry, 2005-2006
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 51 no. 2006; (p. 60-73) Argues for the importance of first impressions in reading and appreciating poems. -
Creative Forces
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The West Australian , 12 September 2009; (p. 14-16)
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