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Dedication: For John Larkin.
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Epigraph: The East - What a subject for a poem! Walt Whitman, Speciman Days.
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Epigraph: Thus far, the Buddha has asked no more of us than to keep in mind a single four line gatha... The Diamond Sutra, trans. Red Pine.
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Launched in Melbourne by Alan Loney at Collected Works Bookshop, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 18 December 2009.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Geelong,
Geelong City - Geelong East area,
Geelong area,
Geelong - Terang - Lake Bolac area,
Victoria,:Whitmore Press
, 2009 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Raven City,
single work
poetry
(p. 1)Editor's note: Poet and historian Barry Hill kept this diary (with poem) of his trip to Calcutta in 2005.
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Under the Sign of Necessityi"In the comfortable room, our bellies",
single work
poetry
(p. 2-3)
Note: Slight variation of first line.
- The Eyei"I was getting my shoes cleaned when a beggar boy", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Day-by-Day Dusti"How is it that the light", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Varanasi : Three Poems, sequence poetry (p. 6-7)
- A New Great Dayi"The Pepsi girl has Bollywood breasts", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Snake Justicei"Because I'd given only the rupees", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Time Traffici"Infrequently, but often enough to feel stellar", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Tissue of Flighti"Just when you thought you were trying to collect your thoughts-", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Himalayan Firei"As you casually entered the gompa -", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Valley/Gui"unnamable thicket", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Fantastic Mountain : Six Sites, sequence poetry (p. 13-18)
- Path/Tui"or you set out from the Jade Spring Garden", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Waterfall/Pui"one day", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Lake/Hui"at the first step", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Cliff/Yai"how", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Peak/Fengi"at last the high valley", single work poetry (p. 18)
- After the Massagei"the surrender of what you thought was you...", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Four Linesi"Each morning when you wake -", single work poetry (p. 21)
- At the Green Lake with The Diamond Sutra, sequence poetry (p. 21-23)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Toby Davidson Reviews Michael Brennan and Barry Hill
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , April no. 32 2010;
— Review of Unanimous Night 2008 selected work poetry ; Four Lines East 2009 selected work poetry
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Toby Davidson Reviews Michael Brennan and Barry Hill
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , April no. 32 2010;
— Review of Unanimous Night 2008 selected work poetry ; Four Lines East 2009 selected work poetry
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