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* Contents derived from the 2021 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Small Blue-Tonguei"I pushed the mower into the grass", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Drips of Hardshipi"He used to run the tap for hours—", single work poetry (p. 21)
- For John Watson at 80i"Australian poet and mathematician,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Headlines in the 1940si"Across the breakfast table, latest news,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Rainbow Funerali"We left town under clear sky, heading north.", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Meditation on Three Humpbacks Returning off Kurnelli"Up from unknown paths within the depths", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Eloisei"Eloise isn’t affectionate.", single work poetry (p. 59)
- Villanelle to Retired Farmersi"We are tired and need much more rest this year.", single work poetry (p. 59)
- Someone I Don’t Know Side-Swiped My Cari"Bad luck recently, you could say, after surviving some extremely unfortunate luck.", single work poetry (p. 62)
- Old Gallipolii"No fishing boats will trawl it, in respect they stay away", single work poetry (p. 66)
- The Gardeneri"The skies over Wuhan twitter on so,", single work poetry (p. 76)
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A Book of Substance,
single work
review
— Review of The Fire of Joy 2020 anthology poetry ; (p. 81-83) -
United Nations and Other Fictions,
single work
review
— Review of The Collected Stories of Shirley Hazzard 2020 selected work short story ; (p. 87-88) - Echoes of Anzaci"Cool morning washes over faces", single work poetry (p. 90)
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Six Poems for Dr Kennedy Some Unpublished Work of Bruce Beaver,
single work
essay
(p. 91-94)'The prolific Australian poet Bruce Beaver (1928–2004), author of a dozen collections of verse, from Under the Bridge (1961) to The Long Game and Other Poems (posthumously published in 2005), was born in the Sydney seaside suburb of Manly and spent most of his life there. As is noted in the online Australian Poetry Library, Beaver’s work “had a considerable influence on the development of the ‘Generation of 1968’ and the ‘New Australian Poetry’ of the 1970s”. He won several major Australian literary awards, including the Grace Leven Poetry Prize (1970, for Letters to Live Poets), the C.J. Dennis Prize (1995, for Anima and Other Poems), the Fellowship of Australian Writers Christopher Brennan Award (1982), and the Patrick White Award (also 1982). Beaver was made a Member of the Order of Australia, in 1991, for service to literature. Yet his formidable achievement is less remembered today than that of other Australian poets of his era, such as Les Murray and Judith Wright.' (Introduction)
- Scenes from Palembangi"The river flows by", single work poetry (p. 99)
- Timingi"Long day’s end closed", single work poetry (p. 99)
- Accidental Saviour, single work short story (p. 106-107)
- Gold Man, single work short story (p. 108-110)
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