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Rory Harris Rory Harris i(A26776 works by) (a.k.a. Rory Nevitt Harris)
Born: Established: 1954 Adelaide, South Australia, ;
Gender: Male
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1 And In & In i "& in the meantime", Rory Harris , single work poetry
1 Billy i "the school yard is empty", Rory Harris , single work poetry
1 Bring in the Dancers i "bring in the props, the costumes, the sports equipment", Rory Harris , single work poetry
Breeze Rory Harris , sequence poetry
1 Days i "What is it?", Rory Harris , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , November vol. 41 no. 3 2022; (p. 67)
1 First i "To heal the Earth", Rory Harris , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 41 no. 1 2022; (p. 86)
1 Monumental i "The ease of monuments", Rory Harris , 2022 single work poetry
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , April vol. 41 no. 1 2022; (p. 7)
1 y separately published work icon Milk and Other Poems Rory Harris , Port Adelaide : Ginninderra Press , 2022 24655115 2022 selected work poetry

''Through the noise of a world inundated by too much overwrought overwriting, too many cliches, too many lies, too many adjectives, Rory Harris's deceptively simple, short, imagistic poems ring like clear bells. They always have, but never so tellingly perhaps. Harris has always been concerned with exploring the minutiae of domestic and family love, but grief has given the most recent work an added emotional undertow. He has been one of my favourite poets for many years, a meditative companion for times to quote Keats - when my "eyeballs are vexed and tired", and the answer, then, is to "feast them upon the wideness of the sea" - in this case a a sea of small, but deep, poems.' - Peter Goldsworthy

''...sparks of light and small arrows of distress knit together in such seemingly simple shapes.' - Jorie Ryan, Eureka Street

''He has a respectful but concise and impartial approach to his characters and writing. The total effect is of attractive sympathy and profound talent in reserve.' - Jennifer Maiden, Sydney Morning Herald'  (Publication summary)

1 Change i "Having twisted", Rory Harris , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 18 July vol. 31 no. 14 2021;
1 Mothers i "The growing", Rory Harris , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 18 July vol. 31 no. 14 2021;
https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article/the-colour-of-you
1 Hive i "& now", Rory Harris , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 18 July vol. 31 no. 14 2021;
1 Feathers i "These are the fallen", Rory Harris , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 06 June vol. 31 no. 11 2021;
1 & Now i "& now", Rory Harris , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 40 2021; (p. 21)
1 View i "At thirty five thousand feet", Rory Harris , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 40 2021; (p. 20)
1 There i "Live in it", Rory Harris , 2021 single work poetry
— Appears in: Polestar , no. 40 2021; (p. 19)
1 Steam i "You are able", Rory Harris , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: FourW (New Writing) , no. 31 2020; (p. 101-102)
1 Summer of Cousins i "Melbourne in summer", Rory Harris , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 22 March vol. 30 no. 6 2020;
1 Here i "Here is this", Rory Harris , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 22 March vol. 30 no. 6 2020;
1 & Now i "& now", Rory Harris , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 22 March vol. 30 no. 6 2020;
1 Landscape i "This blackness", Rory Harris , 2020 single work poetry
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 12 January vol. 30 no. 1 2020;
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