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'His selection of 40 poems from Australia's print and online journals captures a sense of poetry as passion, as lived experience, and momentary distillations into action.' (Source: Publisher's website)
Notes
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Foreword by Bronwyn Lea and Martin Duwell. Introduction by David Brooks.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Summer at Carcoari"The painter enters time through the Belubula river,", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Victoria Street, Darlinghursti"As a sign of respect, four cops", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Whalei"Grennan makes some incisions into the intestinal wall -", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- An Australian Suburban Gardeni"I am sitting in the front yard", single work poetry (p. 7-16)
- The Next Poemi"There is a man who sits at the edge of the polluted pool", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Equusi"My friend, mistaking the horse for a symbol, says", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Full-Bucket Mooni"Dawn and dusk I milk my", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- Come In, Lie Downi"I'm new to you and your let's-get-to-it.", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- French in Transiti"Madame!", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
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In the Hollow of a Wave : Thirty-Six Views of Bondi Beachi"In the hollow of a wave",
single work
poetry
(p. 27-32)
Note: As 'Thirty-Six Views of Bondi Beach'
- South Countryi"slessor took barely-noticed risks", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Bridal Suitei"Carried to her bed by bakers", single work poetry (p. 35-36)
- Thales of the Pre-Socraticsi"Thales was an early rabbit, who told", single work poetry (p. 37-40)
- The Mousei"The mouse's death fills up the cat for hours.", single work poetry (p. 41)
- The Art of Disappearingi"The moon that broke on the fencepost will not hold.", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Mum's Taxii"We live in a rain-shadow on the side of a recumbent woman-mountain,", single work poetry (p. 43-53)
- Fishing in the Devoniani"Try Ellesmere Island when it's green and still attached", single work poetry (p. 54-55)
- Dad Says:i"'I was a bit cheekier back then", single work poetry (p. 56-59)
- The Thought of an Autobiographical Poem Troubles and Eludes Mei"So I've been leaning against", single work poetry (p. 60)
- Mr Sterni"At half past six the headmaster of the high school", single work poetry (p. 61-63)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Journal of Australian Studies , September vol. 33 no. 3 2009; (p. 374-375)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry -
Untitled
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: InCite , October vol. 30 no. 10 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry -
The Latest Word
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Wet Ink , June no. 15 2009; (p. 60-61)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry -
Talent for the Muse
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26-27 December 2008; (p. 17)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; 100 Australian Poems You Need to Know 2008 anthology poetry -
Poetic Intimacies to Be Shared
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 December 2008; (p. 8-9)
— Review of The Other Way Out 2007 single work poetry ; Telling a Hawk from a Handsaw 2008 selected work poetry ; Growing Up With Mr Menzies 2008 selected work poetry ; Young Rain 2008 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry
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Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October vol. 88 no. 4 2008; (p. 34)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry -
A Fresh and Funny Batch, Hanrahan Included
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 November 2008; (p. 30-31)
— Review of The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; 100 Australian Poems You Need to Know 2008 anthology poetry -
Brace of the Best
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 307 2008; (p. 56-57)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry -
Diversity a Hallmark of the Year's Best Australian Poetry
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 December 2008; (p. 12)
— Review of The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry -
Poetic Intimacies to Be Shared
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 6-7 December 2008; (p. 8-9)
— Review of The Other Way Out 2007 single work poetry ; Telling a Hawk from a Handsaw 2008 selected work poetry ; Growing Up With Mr Menzies 2008 selected work poetry ; Young Rain 2008 selected work poetry ; The Best Australian Poetry 2008 2008 anthology poetry ; The Best Australian Poems 2008 2008 anthology poetry
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