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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
- Style Notes: 1i"Bowties are v. big in the USA,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Death of the Libraryi"A library washed ashore", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Willow in Late Winteri"I can understand", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Frederick Arnalli"Son of a fugitive", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Dancing with the Stargazers, Cronullai"Tonight the amateur stargazers gather on the beach,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Testamenti"Three signatures accept it,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- My Mother Never Quite Believedi"My mother never quite believed", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Diagnosisi"I complacently though", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Pity the Never Been Poori"bathed in brightness and by brightness blinded", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Inventoryi"My days spool out behind me", single work poetry (p. 39)
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Four Years Reporting the War,
single work
review
— Review of Valiant for Truth : The Life of Chester Wilmot, War Correspondent 2016 single work biography ;(p. 73)'Like many people, Chester Wilmot experienced a short period that defined who he was and determined the rest of his life. This period was the four years he spent as a war correspondent. However, there was a second unpleasant undercurrent that affected his work and his life: this was his dispute with the Australia Commander-in-Chief over what Wilmot saw and General Blamey's misconduct, poor military judgement and political machinations for his own benefit.' (Introduction)
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No Goodbye,
single work
review
— Review of After 2017 single work autobiography ;(p. 79)'When I heard about Nikki Gemmell's book, After, I faced a dilemma. A memoir about the "euthanasia death" of her mother, Elayn Gemmell, would bring up my own memories. I went to the bookshop twice before I purchased.' (Introduction)
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Welcome Surprise,
single work
review
— Review of 100 Australian Poems You Need to Know 2008 anthology poetry ;(p. 85)'When it comes to prose, I hate being told what to read--"If you liked... you'll love..." Too many bad personal recommendations have ended badly: the unreadable book put quietly aside after page 25, the friendship re-evaluated--"If they liked this...?"' (Introduction)
- From Vegetal Variationsi"In the garden bed", single work poetry (p. 86)
- Night Noisesi"Nine years old and sleepless", single work poetry (p. 87)
- Soundscapei"We did a lot of listening", single work poetry (p. 87)
- Toothsomei"Chaucer wrote of the gap-toothed wife of Bath", single work poetry (p. 94)
- Loud as You likei"Council inspector said it:", single work poetry (p. 95)
- Kyoto Autumn Maplesi"Stopping on a bridge", single work poetry (p. 99)
- The Succour Treesi"In Gethsemane", single work poetry (p. 99)
