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Dedication: to all beloved critics / in this firmament, / ferocious keepers / of the gateway to Aust Lit / who scuttle with a word, / or open doors / to scholarship and guild / take now this book / and laccrate at will, / but don't ignore / it's written with my blood.
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In the Introduction Edwin Wilson writes that The Rose Garden forms a trilogy with Banyan and The Dragon Tree. No specific name to the series is given.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Lane Cove,
North Sydney - Lane Cove area,
Sydney Northern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Woodbine Press
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Rose IIi"Crusading beauty, attar of the East,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Love Poem IIIi"We met and I forgot her name", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Gardeni"Gardens are the mirrors of our soul", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Farmer's Friendi"How easy the weeds grow", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Then God Invented Weedsi"Eden was abundance", single work poetry (p. 20)
- House and Garden (to Paul and Susan Roberts)i"The flame still burns", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Soil of My Rooti"Soil of my root in which I plough", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Death of Summeri"The picket fence and the parade", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Meaney's Lane (to Frank Meaney)i"Conscious of your climb", single work poetry (p. 25)
- River Picnici"My father, who art in heaven,", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- The House that Pop Builti"God bless this house beside the river", single work poetry (p. 28-31)
- On the Banks of the Logani"White men came north", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Poor Man's Chairi"On the 13th June, 1816,", single work poetry (p. 33-35)
- A Photo on a Council Tipi"A photo on a council tip,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Bingoi"Come to cancer country", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Exhibition Launchi"Cornered by a blue-rinse", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Lane Cove Plaza, Tuesday Morningi"In the plaza of lost dreams,", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Australian Gothic (Life's a Beach)i"Weekend town of fi$hermen,", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- Jesus Junkies at Fingal Bay Caravan Parki"Into the great Australian", single work poetry (p. 42)
- The Answeri"Chidley, barefoot author of the park,", single work poetry (p. 43)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Related Works
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Banyan : A Selection of Poems
Sydney
:
Woodbine Press
,
1982
Z357521
1982
selected work
poetry
"Talk of politics, sex and religion werethe taboo subjects of my childhood, plus convict abcestors and Aboriginal dispossession (from emancipist farmers heading north in search of land). With two books (about 'dispossession') under my belt: Wild Tamarind, a bicentennial parable and morality tale, Woodbine Press, 1987, and Cedar House, my Gothic novel and Australian 'Wuthering Heights', Woodbine press, 2001), this is something I had obviously thought about for many years), having seriously started to research my family history back in 1968." -- Back cover.
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y
The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems
Lane Cove
:
Woodbine Press
,
1985
Z235712
1985
selected work
poetry
'This book is the author's second book of poetry. The author is a poet and botanist with an interest in history. The title is named for The Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. This book is about time, destiny, memory and death.' (https://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bookho/28159.shtml
Works about this Work
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[Review] Poetry 1991
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , October vol. 1 no. 13 1991; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry drama ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon 1990 selected work poetry ; Malabata 1991 single work autobiography novel ; Falling up into Verse : (A Poetic Treatise or Handbook [Survival Manual] for Live Poets, Aspiring Poets, and Students of Poetry, Down Under) 1989 single work criticism ; The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Orpheus 1991 selected work poetry
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[Review] Poetry 1991
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: OzMuze , October vol. 1 no. 13 1991; (p. 9-10)
— Review of Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry drama ; Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon 1990 selected work poetry ; Malabata 1991 single work autobiography novel ; Falling up into Verse : (A Poetic Treatise or Handbook [Survival Manual] for Live Poets, Aspiring Poets, and Students of Poetry, Down Under) 1989 single work criticism ; The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Orpheus 1991 selected work poetry
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