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Notes
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Comprises three parts: poems from Coming up for Light (1994); poems from City and Stranger (2002); and 'Book Three', new poems.
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Dedication: For Paul as always and for the Thursday mob.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Elwood,
Caulfield - St Kilda area,
Melbourne - Inner South,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:John Leonard Press
, 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Inheritancei"Perhaps an eagle", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Legworki"The thread snagged on my cheek", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Encounters with My Mother's Ghosti"I met her", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Cat and Cicadasi"Across our Welcome", single work poetry (p. 4)
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Any Roomi"Any room any life may be the place taken over;",
single work
poetry
(p. 5)
Note: First line: Any room any life may be the place taken over.
- Light and the Danceri"Mist and marsh-light behind her", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Looking for Andyi"The police knocked early at my daughter's door", single work poetry (p. 7)
- At Lasti"Nine years old she parcelled the littlies", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Still Lifei"When it's really bleak you take the cat on your knee.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Good Lookingi"Good to look from a tram at the boys propping their corner,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Singing in the Raini"Mothproof and dripdry, after our stormy walk", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Windowsi"Somehow it slips by him every night.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Householdi"After insult, doubt and shaky bridges,", single work poetry (p. 13)
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Substancei"Sometimes china she belongs on the secure span of mantelpiece over solid brick and tile against the wall",
single work
poetry
(p. 14-15)
Note: First line: Sometimes china she belongs on the secure span of
- It's a Junglei"It's a jungle out there Hell", single work poetry (p. 16)
- On the Edgei"On the edge", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Party of the Second Parti"Well who do they think they are", single work poetry (p. 18)
- One-Horse Racei"First there was Suffrage", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Loose Connectionsi"Your mind swings side to side", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Imaginary Friendi"My fingers drumming on the wheel", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 3 no. 3 2008;
— Review of The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry -
'So You Make a Shadow' : Australian Poetry in Review 2006-2007
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 81-98)
— Review of Vertigo (a Cantata) 2007 selected work poetry ; All the Time in the World 2006 selected work poetry ; The Escape Sonnets and Other Poetry 2006 selected work poetry ; Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems, 1954 to 2005 2006 selected work poetry ; Ocean Island 2006 selected work poetry ; I'm Not Racist, But... : A Collection of Social Observations 2007 selected work poetry ; Excess Baggage and Claim 2007 selected work poetry ; The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry ; Typewriter Music 2007 selected work poetry ; Fredy Neptune 1998 single work novel ; Lawrie and Shirley, The Final Cadenza : A Movie in Verse 2006 single work novel ; A Difficult Faith : Poems 2006 selected work poetry ; A Paddock in His Head 2007 selected work poetry ; The City of Empty Rooms 2006 selected work poetry ; Helen of Troy and Other Poems 2007 selected work poetry ; The Incoming Tide 2007 selected work poetry -
Lives' Lines Cast in Poetry
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 May 2007; (p. 29)
— Review of Picnic 2006 selected work poetry ; The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry -
God Sideways
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 290 2007; (p. 57)
— Review of The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry
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God Sideways
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 290 2007; (p. 57)
— Review of The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry -
Lives' Lines Cast in Poetry
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 May 2007; (p. 29)
— Review of Picnic 2006 selected work poetry ; The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry -
'So You Make a Shadow' : Australian Poetry in Review 2006-2007
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 81-98)
— Review of Vertigo (a Cantata) 2007 selected work poetry ; All the Time in the World 2006 selected work poetry ; The Escape Sonnets and Other Poetry 2006 selected work poetry ; Sometimes Gladness : Collected Poems, 1954 to 2005 2006 selected work poetry ; Ocean Island 2006 selected work poetry ; I'm Not Racist, But... : A Collection of Social Observations 2007 selected work poetry ; Excess Baggage and Claim 2007 selected work poetry ; The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry ; Typewriter Music 2007 selected work poetry ; Fredy Neptune 1998 single work novel ; Lawrie and Shirley, The Final Cadenza : A Movie in Verse 2006 single work novel ; A Difficult Faith : Poems 2006 selected work poetry ; A Paddock in His Head 2007 selected work poetry ; The City of Empty Rooms 2006 selected work poetry ; Helen of Troy and Other Poems 2007 selected work poetry ; The Incoming Tide 2007 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reviews in Australian Studies , vol. 3 no. 3 2008;
— Review of The Passion Paintings : Poems 1983-2006 2006 selected work poetry
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