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'Join 159 poets from across Australia in an exhilarating and often surprising foray into the many facets of ‘wild’ - human, animal, environmental and metaphorical.' (Publication summary)
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Epigraph: 'I want movement, not a calm course of existence. I want excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love...' Leo Tolstoy
Contents
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Introduction,
single work
essay
(p. 11-12)
'At the heart of every poet is a wildness to create - a braveness to put their innermost thoughts on paper. With a blank piece of paper, the poet goes into uncharted territory - to imagine, to venture, to let words run wild. As Vincent Van Gogh said about the creative process, it is about letting go 'without limits'. (Introduction)
- Rhythm of the Nighti"I saw a child that danced the moon alight", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Wild Threadi"The texture of love is loosely woven", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Calling to Wolvesi"Some days he's wide awake, his eyes sparking,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- See My Feathered Fingersi"Someone said, 'If my body were a temple'", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Vast Bluei"In the rare air of Timbuktu they once again", single work poetry (p. 19)
- The Maid (Cape Town in the 70s)i"I come into you home barefoot", single work poetry (p. 20)
- A Dancei"as though climbing mount everest", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Ferali"Of course, one had to be elected", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Uncontrolledi"Adonis recumbent", single work poetry (p. 23)
- In Spaces betweeni"She sits meekly in the back,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Brief Sketches of Members of the Kelly Gangi"Joe Byrne: balladeer, ladies' man,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Railsi"when I go off the rails", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Utterances of a Childi"Surely the song larks on the Hay plains heard your call", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Diva from Budapesti"At first", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Dancing in the Raini"A long time ago,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Respecting the Wildlifei"My grandfather", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Signsi"no sudden mist of rain from violet clouds", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Boxed-Up Cornersi"She was a child", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Untamedi"In swift summers, we never stop scampering", single work poetry (p. 33)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Afterword
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 186) -
Introduction
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 11-12)'At the heart of every poet is a wildness to create - a braveness to put their innermost thoughts on paper. With a blank piece of paper, the poet goes into uncharted territory - to imagine, to venture, to let words run wild. As Vincent Van Gogh said about the creative process, it is about letting go 'without limits'. (Introduction)
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Introduction
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 11-12)'At the heart of every poet is a wildness to create - a braveness to put their innermost thoughts on paper. With a blank piece of paper, the poet goes into uncharted territory - to imagine, to venture, to let words run wild. As Vincent Van Gogh said about the creative process, it is about letting go 'without limits'. (Introduction)
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Afterword
2018
single work
essay
— Appears in: Wild 2018; (p. 186)
