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Contents

* Contents derived from the Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,:Fremantle Press , 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Wordhord : Introduction, Dennis Haskell , Hilary Fraser , single work criticism (p. 12-20)
The Ladder in the Orchardi"Brown as fox fur, combed as the fur might seem,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
The Applewood Walking Sticki"It was there, shaped by the apple tree", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Vietnamese Refugee Womani"A council clean-up,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 26-27)
Land Real, Land Imaginaryi"High on Point Nuyts I look down on the waves", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 28-29)
Demolitioni"The house you knew as a child is gone.", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 30-31)
The Photographer Callsi"I wait on the porch to welcome her,", Alec Choate , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Alec Choate, single work criticism (p. 34-36)
The Earthquake Landsi"Saturday morning, and a few of us gather", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 38-44)
Colebatch Village, Shropshire, 1983i"Ten houses at a crossroads. To the west", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 44)
Birthday in Londoni"Fleet Street and The Strand a stair away,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 45-46)
Autumn Morningi"The jetty is deserted in the sun. Warm light", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 46)
Near Canning Bridgei"Summer night by the river wall,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 47)
Sonnet on Shrimpsi"A week submerged in summer, and the boat", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 47)
Hal Colebatch, single work criticism (p. 48-50)
Red Riding Hoodi"Up the path, in through the kitchen door, swinging, singing of cats", Mary Dilworth , single work poetry (p. 52)
Chrysanthemumsi"The ground is hard: rye grass, thick around the graves.", Mary Dilworth , single work poetry (p. 53-54)
The Artist Visits the Showi"He passes through the alley: the tents, the music, the scream:", Mary Dilworth , single work poetry (p. 54)
Redundanti"She had gone to meet a friend, in town", Mary Dilworth , single work poetry (p. 55)
Towards Lancelini"Smoke bush, illusion of woolly sheep", Mary Dilworth , single work poetry (p. 55)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Fremantle, Fremantle area, South West Perth, Perth, Western Australia,: Fremantle Press , 1989 .
      Description: portrait: Alec Choate, Hal Colebatch, Mary Dilworth, Stephen Hall, Nicholas Hasluck, Lee Knowles, Andrew Lansdown, Shane McCauley, Philip Salom, Fay Zwicky.

Works about this Work

The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems Norbert H. Platz , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101)
‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81)
Coming Over, Overcoming Dennis Haskell , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 131 1991; (p. 13-14)
Notes on Recent Books Dennis Davison , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , no. 22 1990; (p. 27)

— Review of Arnyak es Asszonyok Andras Domahidy , 1979 single work novel ; Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry
Vigorous and Confident Paul Hetherington , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , March vol. 4 no. 3 1989; (p. 6-7)

— Review of Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry
Poetry Alive and Disinterred Heather Cam , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 April 1989; (p. 89)

— Review of The Rearrangement Alex Skovron , 1988 selected work poetry ; Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 118 1989 periodical issue ; Poetry Australia no. 117 1989 periodical issue
Vigorous and Confident Paul Hetherington , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Fremantle Arts Review , March vol. 4 no. 3 1989; (p. 6-7)

— Review of Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry
Notes on Recent Books Dennis Davison , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Margin , no. 22 1990; (p. 27)

— Review of Arnyak es Asszonyok Andras Domahidy , 1979 single work novel ; Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry
VIP and Business Class Poetry Michael Sharkey , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 109 1989; (p. 21-22) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 202-204)

— Review of Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry
'This book set me thinking of its rivals in late years- the glossies from other States with their happy snaps of writers, potted chronicles and modest one of several pages for each to strut the stuff that Plato banished from a State that was ideal. Like Professor Julius Sumner Miller, I asked myself why this should be so.' (Introduction)
Poetry Anthologies From the West Penelope Layland , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 May 1989; (p. B6)

— Review of Margins : A West Coast Selection of Poetry 1829-1988 1988 anthology poetry ; Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry
Poesy is Alive and Kicking in the West Martin Duwell , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Magazine , 20-21 May 1989; (p. 12)

— Review of Wordhord : A Critical Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1989 anthology criticism poetry
The Environmental Ethics of Australian Nature Poems Norbert H. Platz , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australia : Making Space Meaningful 2007; (p. 81-101)
‘The basic contention inspiring this paper is: poets care about Australia’s physical environment and human survival in Australia. Australian literature contains a substantial body of knowledge that could be deployed to constitute the imaginative core of an environmental ethic. Thus a great many Australian literary texts could be studied with the purpose of helping to usher in the desirable concept of an environmentally literate community. The essay is divided into two sections. Section one will provide a brief survey of environmental ethics. This survey is followed by the exposition of six deontic or prescriptive outlines, to be supplemented by some eudaemonic considerations. The latter envisage the notion of the ‘good life,’ in harmony with nature. In section two, important insights furnished by environmental ethics will be used as an orientation towards identifying the environmental concerns shown in a variety of Australian nature poems. Among the authors considered are Bruce Dawe, Dorothy Hewett, John Kinsella, Mark O’Connor, John Shaw Neilson, Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker), and last but not least Judith Wright. As will be seen, there are many convergences and correspondences between the basic claims made by environmental ethics, and the environmental insights and experiences that have been accumulated in a noteworthy corpus of Australian nature poems. What is enshrined in these poems is the ‘collective prudence,’ not only of a cultural elite, but also of the modern Everyman.’ (Author’s abstract p.81)
Westword Ho! News from the Last Frontier Don Anderson , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 May 1989; (p. 83)
After Poetry (2) : Measure for Measure Graham Rowlands , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , August no. 115 1989; (p. 68-72)
Coming Over, Overcoming Dennis Haskell , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 131 1991; (p. 13-14)
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