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'In this powerfully achieved collection, Caroline Caddy is in Transit: darwin, China, Japan, Africa, Finland, Sydney and her home territory of Albany, Western Australia, are starting and staging points in a dynamic exploration of travel, place, relationships and the practice of writing.' (From half title page).
Notes
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Epigraph: It gets to be a drug, first the place you make in your head, then the one the world's made up and you walk into. from 'Travel').
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Dedication: For Wendy.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
South Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Traveli"It gets to be a drug", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Albany 95, sequence poetry (p. 11-16)
- Idlei"Blue widens", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Commonplacei"Those mornings on the beach", single work poetry (p. 13)
- I'Chingi"Between the unbroken line of the sea", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Totemi"At my feet tawny frogmouth", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Donationi"Drought rises far inland", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Darwin 95, sequence poetry (p. 17-22)
- Fish Feedingi"The water seems weak", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Alchemyi"Against the sunset a young woman reads.", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Sound of Wavesi"The Japanese girl wants her photograph taken", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Night Movesi"The night is an animals' mouth", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Philtrei"He makes me use my words", single work poetry (p. 22)
- China 92, sequence poetry (p. 23-34)
- Beijing Operai"Arguing through cramped streets", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Bridge Nanjingi"Inside the pier of the bridge in the tourist shop", single work poetry (p. 25-26)
- Middlemani"Jade horse flying with two broken legs", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Guanxii"They jemmy the clipped mouth of my suitcase", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Tangoi"Hot streets", single work poetry (p. 29)
- The Sixth Sexi"They gather - while their men are out", single work poetry (p. 30)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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I Go on Working as If There Must be Questions Because of All This Answer
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 60 no. 1 2000; (p. 192-203)
— Review of Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry ; Empty Texas 1999 selected work poetry -
The Geography of Non-Sense
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 11 no. 1999; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry ; Everything Holy 1998 selected work poetry ; Dear B 1998 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , Winter vol. 44 no. 2 1999; (p. 131-135)
— Review of The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Wooroloo 1998 selected work poetry ; Body-Flame : Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry -
Postcards from the Blurred Edges
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 August 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Dear B 1998 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry -
Two from Fremantle
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 209 1999; (p. 33-34)
— Review of The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry
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Really Missing Modernism
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 156 1999; (p. 102-106)
— Review of All Lies and Jests 1999 selected work poetry short story ; What a Piece of Work 1999 single work novel ; Dedications 1999 selected work poetry ; Surface Tension 1998 selected work poetry ; Body-Flame : Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Gone Bush with Horrie and Me 1998 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry ; The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; The Genius of Human Imperfection 1998 selected work poetry ; Family Ties : Australian Poems of the Family 1998 anthology poetry ; August 6th 1999 selected work poetry ; Happy Accidents 1999 selected work poetry ; How Many Roads? : The Bob Dylan Theme Team 1998 selected work short story poetry -
Two from Fremantle
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 209 1999; (p. 33-34)
— Review of The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry -
Postcards from the Blurred Edges
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 28 August 1999; (p. 10)
— Review of The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Dear B 1998 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , Winter vol. 44 no. 2 1999; (p. 131-135)
— Review of The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Wooroloo 1998 selected work poetry ; Body-Flame : Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry -
The Geography of Non-Sense
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , vol. 11 no. 1999; (p. 35-36)
— Review of Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry ; Everything Holy 1998 selected work poetry ; Dear B 1998 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1999 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Poetry
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