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- Lost Thingsi"A book, often, lent", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- Postcard to Hamburgi"The postcard, never sent, arrived.", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Stone Inclinationsi"Even mudstone has its clarities -", single work poetry (p. 4-6)
- Performancei"A man is singing", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Beating the Chinesei"I played table-tennis against the Chinese", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Professional Opinioni"Trapped in an imagined desk-bound future", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Motor Car : A Personal Historyi"I was three, if I'm correct,", single work poetry (p. 12-20)
- Speed and Other Libertiesi"Off season, 2005, in Iceland, the highway", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Animaliai"London Zoo is closed on Christmas day.", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Addicted to Islandsi"The first island he sighted", single work poetry (p. 24-28)
- Deserter in the Counselling Roomi"Under the cover of darkness, plus", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- The First and Last Balladi"I lived with a woman", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
- Mr Habitat's Birthday Candlei"There was a day, a date, two dark", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- Serious Painteri"Presto! After several days, a new painting -", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Marveli"Unexpectedly, one morning, I'm being driven fast", single work poetry (p. 37)
- Arrangements in Transiti"Zip up the Samson -", single work poetry (p. 38-39)
- Libyai"The heat in June is incendiary", single work poetry (p. 40-43)
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The Suicides at Beachy Headi"The green sweep of grass that terminates",
single work
poetry
(p. 44)
Note: Dedication: for Adam Phillips
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The Other Lifei"It continued snowing.",
single work
poetry
(p. 45-46)
Note: Dedication: for Christopher Reid
- Camouflagei"Sometimes it requires", single work poetry (p. 47)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Poets at Home in the Natural and Manufactured Worlds
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 April 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Certain Fathoms 2012 selected work poetry ; The Bicycle Thief and Other Poems 2013 selected work poetry -
Aspects of Australian Poetry in 2012
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 58 no. 1 2013; (p. 68-91)'T he act of reading for appraisal rather than pleasure is a privilege that brings me to a deepened understanding of the contemporary in Australian poetry, the way the past is being framed, its traditions, celebrities and enigmas washed up in new and hybrid appearances or redressed in more conventional, sometimes nimbus forms. Judith Wright wrote that the ‘place to find clues is not in the present, it lies in the past: a shallow past, as all immigrants to Australia know, and all of us are immigrants.’ The discipline of reading to filter such a range of voices underlines my foreignness, making reading akin to translation, whilst reciprocally inviting the reader of this essay to become a foreigner to my assumptions and conclusions.' (Introduction)
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Mystery Agent
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 352 2013;
— Review of The Bicycle Thief and Other Poems 2013 selected work poetry
-
Poets at Home in the Natural and Manufactured Worlds
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 April 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Certain Fathoms 2012 selected work poetry ; The Bicycle Thief and Other Poems 2013 selected work poetry -
Mystery Agent
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 352 2013;
— Review of The Bicycle Thief and Other Poems 2013 selected work poetry -
Aspects of Australian Poetry in 2012
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 58 no. 1 2013; (p. 68-91)'T he act of reading for appraisal rather than pleasure is a privilege that brings me to a deepened understanding of the contemporary in Australian poetry, the way the past is being framed, its traditions, celebrities and enigmas washed up in new and hybrid appearances or redressed in more conventional, sometimes nimbus forms. Judith Wright wrote that the ‘place to find clues is not in the present, it lies in the past: a shallow past, as all immigrants to Australia know, and all of us are immigrants.’ The discipline of reading to filter such a range of voices underlines my foreignness, making reading akin to translation, whilst reciprocally inviting the reader of this essay to become a foreigner to my assumptions and conclusions.' (Introduction)
