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Author's note: These poems are a personal response to the etchings made by William Blake in 1793 to illustrate his 'Gates of Paradise' sequence. The titles in italics are quoted from Blake.
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What is Man?
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"Whether in the office tower, the dockside gantry",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 164) -
Fire
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"It is not orange-red, not ormolu.",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 164) -
At Length for Hatching
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"Awkward in my body.",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 164) -
The Female Martyr
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"This is the danger of too much belief;",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 164) -
My Son! My Son!
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"Where is he tonight? In the high desert?",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 164) -
I Want! I Want!
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"I haven't learnt how not to want,",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 165) -
Help! Help!
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"And who were they to pray to",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 165) -
Aged Ignorance
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"Waiting under my face,",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 165) -
O Priest
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"Professing celibacy",
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— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 165) -
The Traveller Hasteth in the Evening
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"The city trees shine with late, illusory gold,",
2011
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poetry
— Appears in: Meanjin , Summer vol. 70 no. 4 2011; (p. 165)
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