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'B N Oakman's deceptively conversational tone and wry humour complement writing that is elegant, sometimes confronting, and which shuns obscurity in favour of clarity. He elicits feeling through style, phrasing and understatement rather than by imposing emotion. You'll be drawn into topics ranging from the socio-economic to the personal - the ekphrastic to football - the political to the historical.' (Publication summary)
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Dedication: For Barbara
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Interactive Press
, 2010 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- In Defence of Hawaiian Shirtsi"Too many uniforms mean a country's turning dangerous,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Remembering the Corporali"You never spoke of the war, childhood's favourite", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Pathway of St. Jamesi"After forty days of cheap wine and pilgrims' dinners", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Cigar Store Indian, single work poetry (p. 6)
- Chalk Dusti"The men of many dead friends: returned men", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Meeting My Analysti"back then", single work poetry (p. 9)
- La Cuenta, single work poetry (p. 10)
- Professor X, single work poetry (p. 12)
- Professor Yi"is adamant he served a sentence", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Universal Picturesi"Creature From The Black Lagoon hangs", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Aztec Gold, single work poetry (p. 16)
- Self-Sowni"A tomato bush had slumped, flattened by its own green fruit,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- An Avenue for Englandi"English oaks, grown large, lined up", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Ballarat Bitter, single work poetry (p. 20)
- Delusional Moments Before My Cell Phonei"One occurred in Rome, in a small pensione close by", single work poetry (p. 21)
- God's Placei"This was the house of a tired god, one who was making-do", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Conversations with Mugabei"maybe I mumble", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The River Nile, Van Diemen's Land (1837)i"Here with pensive peace could I abide", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Patterdale Farm (1840)i"John Glover paints Patterdale Farm on the banks of the Nile", single work poetry (p. 26)
- How to Use a Desk Calendari"Every Year a new bunch of leaves", single work poetry (p. 28)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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The Slim Volume Report
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August-September no. 113 2011; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Beneath Our Armour 2009 selected work poetry ; In Defence of Hawaiian Shirts 2010 selected work poetry ; The Simplified World 2010 selected work poetry -
Dressing up the Personal and Political
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 December 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of The Wardrobe 2009 selected work poetry ; Backbone 2010 selected work poetry ; In Defence of Hawaiian Shirts 2010 selected work poetry
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Dressing up the Personal and Political
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 December 2010; (p. 24)
— Review of The Wardrobe 2009 selected work poetry ; Backbone 2010 selected work poetry ; In Defence of Hawaiian Shirts 2010 selected work poetry -
The Slim Volume Report
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August-September no. 113 2011; (p. 50-52)
— Review of Beneath Our Armour 2009 selected work poetry ; In Defence of Hawaiian Shirts 2010 selected work poetry ; The Simplified World 2010 selected work poetry
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