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Ray Liversidge Ray Liversidge i(A13533 works by) (a.k.a. R. K. Liversidge)
Born: Established: 1949 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon …of a Sudden Ray Liversidge , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2023 26007305 2023 selected work poetry

'A well-known quote from the master of minimal storytelling, Raymond Carver, is 'Get in, get out. Don't linger. Go on.' In this book of flash fiction and short poems, Ray Liversidge invites you to do just that. However, Liversidge's writing often asks that you read between the lines and hints at what is unsaid. So, after finishing all ...of a sudden, you might find it worth your while to return to it and delight in allusions you may have overlooked.' (Publication summary)
1 Snapshots i "On those mornings yer always seemed to wake before", Ray Liversidge , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: Mountain Secrets 2019; (p. 44)
1 Love Only Has One Syllable Ray Liversidge , 2018 single work short story
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 78 no. 3 2018; (p. 225)

'Back then he was mesmerised by them-the talented and less talented who appeared on the numerous singing shows on TV. Both the judges and the audience seemed particularly fascinated by female voices which sustained vowel sounds for an inordinate length of time. Some acts were given standing ovations while others met with drop-jawed looks of disbelief from the judges. He had trouble distinguishing between what was considered good and what was deemed not so good. But what he did know was that love only has one syllable...'  (Publication abstract)
1 Rothko i "the more we look the more we see", Ray Liversidge , 2018 single work poetry
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 23 2018; (p. 30)
1 “Like a Kid Eats Cake” i "for him every month is you know like cruel", Ray Liversidge , 2017 single work poetry
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 57 2017;
1 Into the You Beaut Country Ray Liversidge , 2016 single work poetry
— Appears in: FourW New Writing Twenty-Seven , no. 27 2016; (p. 78-79)
1 Mindfulness i "And unlike Tarzan I'm not buffed", Ray Liversidge , 2014 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australian Poetry Members Anthology 2014; (p. 33)
1 T. H. Moluccanus i "On some mornings they could be seen in the trees outside our bed", Ray Liversidge , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poems 2013 : Volume of the Australian Poetry Members Anthology 2013; (p. 44)
1 We Are All in the Gutter, but Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars i "Before and after the essays and plays, poesy", Ray Liversidge , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Going Down Swinging , no. 33 2012; (p. 226)
1 Untitled Ray Liversidge , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Inscribe , Winter no. 4 2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Ocean Hearted Graham Nunn , 2010 selected work poetry
1 The Rented Veil i "LIVEVILEVILIVEVILIVEVILEVILIVE", Ray Liversidge , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inscribe , Winter no. 4 2011; (p. 11)
1 Therein (((T((((H(E))(R)E)))(IN)))) i "Th ere in", Ray Liversidge , 2011 single work poetry
— Appears in: Inscribe , Winter no. 4 2011; (p. 9)
1 The Lawn i "He is mowing the lawn, again.", Ray Liversidge , 2010 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize 1999-;
1 The Sleples Soule Yt Perishen Yn Hys Pryde i "Unhinged, his young mind brightens like illuminated", Ray Liversidge , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , December - January no. 109 2010-2011; (p. 46)
1 The Black Sheep of the Moor i "The only son, you are the one your father had", Ray Liversidge , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , December - January no. 109 2010-2011; (p. 46)
1 Poetry Matters Ray Liversidge , 2010-2011 single work review
— Appears in: Inscribe , Summer no. 3 2010-2011; (p. 20)
— Review of Knowing Vincent Marian Spires , 2010 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Triptych Poets Ray Liversidge , Hilaire , Mary Mageau , Canberra : Blemish Books , 2010 Z1730974 2010 selected work poetry
1 Pressed Peonies i "Concubine. Courtesan. Nun. Classify me if", Ray Liversidge , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Small Packages , no. 11 2010; (p. 74)
1 Portrait of Shelton Lea i "You never got to the chocolates because", Ray Liversidge , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Small Packages , no. 11 2010; (p. 73)
1 Once Upon a Midnight Dreary i "'Tel qu'en Lui-meme enfin l'eternite le change'", Ray Liversidge , 2010 single work poetry
— Appears in: Small Packages , no. 11 2010; (p. 72)
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