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y In the Constellation of the Crab selected work poetry

Author:agent Doris Brett

Issue Details: First known date: 1996... 1996 In the Constellation of the Crab

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* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Hale and Iremonger , 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

The Waiting Room"In the back room behind it", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 8)

Packing for Hospital"You sit down and write a list -", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 9-10)

Last Menstruation"You came a few days early,", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 11-12)

Uterus"At first they thought it was you,", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 13)

Surgery"I have his name tags,", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 14)

On the Way to the Operating Theatre"How strange it is", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 15)

Operating Theatre"The first thing they do", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 16)

Waking Up"Does the caterpillar know", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 17-18)

Intravenous Drip"The thin man is always beside me.", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 19)

Four A M"Is when you wake", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 20)

The End of Visiting Hour"Is when all the sets revolve.", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 21)

The Lady Next Door"The lady next door is having visitors.", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 22-23)

The Examination Couch"This too is a gift of the body,", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 24)

Chemotherapy"Having often admired trees", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 25)

After the Operation"Some time afterwards", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 26-27)

In Kansas"This is where the heart", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 28)

Rapunzel"This is the Rapunzel problem:", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 30-31)

Hansel and Gretel"Each night it begins again", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 32-33)

For Little Red Riding Hood"It's in the white room,", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 34-35)

Sleeping Beauty Liberates Herself (for Celia and Terry)"What if he hadn't kissed her?", Doris Brett , single work poetry (p. 36-37)

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"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography Andrew Taylor , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76)

Untitled Nathan Hollier , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Colloquy : Text Theory Critique , Autumn no. 2 1998; (p. 85-88)
— Review of 100 Elegies for Modernity John Leonard , 1997 selected work poetry ; Mermaid : Poems and Illustrations Alan Gould , 1996 selected work poetry ; In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry ; Mrs Schnell Arrives in Heaven and Other Light Verse Geoff Page , 1995 selected work poetry

The Neccessity of True Speaking Alison Croggon , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 41 no. 11 1997; (p. 74-77)
— Review of In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry

Ovarian Writings: A Poetry of the Body Kay Torney Souter , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Meridian , May vol. 16 no. 1 1997; (p. 76-79)
— Review of In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry

Book Reviews Melodee Unthank , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: HOBO Poetry Magazine , June no. 13 1997; (p. 7)
— Review of In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry

Letting the World Run About : Poetry from All Over Elizabeth Perkins , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: LiNQ , October vol. 23 no. 2 1996; (p. 111-117)
— Review of Just Desserts Philip Hammial , 1995 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems John Scott , 1995 selected work poetry prose ; Enter Your House with Care Connie Barber , 1996 selected work poetry ; The Breaking Line 1995 anthology poetry ; Birds, Beasts, Flowers : Australian Children's Poetry William Hart-Smith , 1996 selected work poetry ; Portrait of a Survivor Barry O'Donohue , 1995 selected work poetry ; In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry ; Capsules Phil Ilton , 1996 selected work poetry

All the Way Home Dan Byrnes , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: New England Review , Summer no. 5 1996-1997; (p. 19)
— Review of In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry

Deadly Muse Serge Liberman , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 20 September vol. 63 no. 1 1996; (p. 6)
— Review of In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry

Three Women Poets Susan Lever , 1996 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 185 1996; (p. 56-57)
— Review of In the Constellation of the Crab Doris Brett , 1996 selected work poetry ; Billy Tea and Sand Ballet : Poems Clarissa Stein , 1996 selected work poetry ; Accidental Grace Judith Beveridge , 1996 selected work poetry

"To Love That Well' : Poetry and Autopathography Andrew Taylor , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 52 no. 2007; (p. 63-76)

[Untitled] [Australian Book Review, November 1996] Ross Gillet , 1996 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 186 1996; (p. 7-8)