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Chris Grierson Chris Grierson i(A12827 works by) (a.k.a. Christopher Grierson)
Born: Established: 1968 Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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1 1 y separately published work icon Touch the Black : The Life and Death of Squizzy Taylor Chris Grierson , Melbourne : Hunter Publishers , 2012 Z1906363 2012 single work biography '"While you live, live in clover. For when you're dead, you're dead all over." — Squizzy Taylor

'Standover man. Armed robber. Sly-grog and drug dealer. Murderer.

'Touch the Black brings the secret world of Squizzy Taylor to life — from from the back streets of Richmond to the Fitzroy Vendetta and the deadly shoot-out with Snowy Cutmore.

'In razor-sharp prose touched with poetry Chris Grierson recreates 1920s Melbourne and the events that marked the rise and fall of one of Australia's most notorious gangsters.' (From the publisher's website.)
1 The View to Point Roadknight i "Afternoon sun lights the tea trees", Chris Grierson , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 30 June 2012; (p. 33)
1 And Another Thing i "Colombo had it sussed", Chris Grierson , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 9 2012;
1 What’s Up Doc? i "Bugs Bunny always knew what to do", Chris Grierson , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Foam:e , March no. 9 2012;
1 A Window Cleaner Contemplates Mortality 48 Floors Up i "more than troppo-", Chris Grierson , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Age , 24 June 2006; (p. 29)
1 P.O.E.T. i "waking up in the middle", Chris Grierson , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 21 2003; (p. 58)
1 Slow Flame i "never one to lose it", Chris Grierson , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 21 2003; (p. 9)
1 People Sure Leave Simple Lives Around Here Chris Grierson , 2001 single work short story
— Appears in: Overland Express : An Online Journal of Australian Writing , June no. 4 2001;
1 Let Down [no.]9 i "shot through with caring", Chris Grierson , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Age , 27 November 1999; (p. 8)
1 Engines i "I stood with them in the garage,", Chris Grierson , 1999 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mattoid , no. 54 1999; (p. 91)
1 Searching for the Big Answers i "I watch storm clouds move in", Chris Grierson , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Otis Rush , December no. 11 1995; (p. 95-97)
1 Fifty Cent Love Poem (for Jane) i "Sunshine on skin,", Chris Grierson , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 14 1994; (p. 17)
1 Sun-Day Chris Grierson , 1994 single work short story
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , May no. 9 1994; (p. 25-27)
1 Everyone Hates a Drunk i "Everyone hates a drunk", Chris Grierson , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 13 1993; (p. 79)
1 Sat-ur-day Chris Grierson , 1993 single work short story
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , April no. 7 1993; (p. 28-30)
1 y separately published work icon 7 Poems Chris Grierson , Surrey Hills : SOUP Publications , 1990-1992 Z975277 1990-1992 selected work poetry
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