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In this new collection, John Watson ranges across a multitude of subjects in his familiarly playful and engaging style. There are many poems about art, including sequences about the painters Max Beckmann and Paul Cézanne and the photographer Lee Miller; a poem in the voice of a Wattle-bird; and the inventive sequence ‘Cowpastures’, which details the discovery, in the early 1800s near Camden, NSW, of a multitude of cattle descended from a stray herd from the first fleet.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Glebe,
Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area,
Sydney Inner West,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Puncher and Wattmann
, 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- To the Faithful Readeri"I am seated comfortably just where the ocean", single work poetry (p. 7-10)
- Positive Incapabilityi"I'm trying all the time", single work poetry (p. 11-13)
- In an Old Magazinei"In an old magazine bought with others", single work poetry (p. 14-16)
- The Poppies State Their Own Positioni"This time, they say, try and get it right;", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- The Four Stages of Poetry as Proposed by Jimenezi"First poetry wore the tunic of innocence", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Strong and Beautifuli"Diesel Green the River", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Two Glancesi"Angophora all elbows", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Double Similei"The flame orange tug nudging the liner", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Three Miniatures, sequence poetry (p. 21)
- A Painter of Horsesi"Between Cezanne and Matisse in her horse paintings", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
- Untitled, 1964i"East Hampton, Summer 1974:", single work poetry (p. 25-28)
- A Max Beckman Retrospectivei"Painting must betray almost no concessions", single work poetry (p. 29-33)
- A Ploveri"The way time pauses for the plover standing still", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- At Paestum, sequence poetry (p. 36-38)
- Swan-Divingi"Let us speak of the boy swan-diving between two worlds", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Looking Down the Barreli"The plover watches as we watch", single work poetry (p. 37)
- In the Shadowsi"The plover or the cat who sees what, ordinarily", single work poetry (p. 38)
- At Fecundity Beachi"Near the protected estuary end", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- Three Feminist Poems, sequence poetry (p. 39-42)
- Processioni"At the end of summer the retinal women", single work poetry (p. 41)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poetry as an Art Form, with Plenty of Wit and Whimsey
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 August 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry ; Occam's Aftershave 2012 selected work poetry -
Petra White on Bonny Cassidy and John Watson
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , vol. 72 no. 3 2012;
— Review of Occam's Aftershave 2012 selected work poetry ; Certain Fathoms 2012 selected work poetry
-
Poetry as an Art Form, with Plenty of Wit and Whimsey
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 August 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of Rawshock 2012 selected work poetry ; Occam's Aftershave 2012 selected work poetry -
Petra White on Bonny Cassidy and John Watson
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Long Paddock , vol. 72 no. 3 2012;
— Review of Occam's Aftershave 2012 selected work poetry ; Certain Fathoms 2012 selected work poetry
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