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1 The Balm of Books Paul Tankard , 2003 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , June vol. 47 no. 6 2003; (p. 81-83)
1 Frank Lowy, Public Benefaction, and the Universities Paul Tankard , 2003 single work essay
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Spring-Summer vol. 13 no. 1-2 2003; (p. 36-37)
1 All in Order Paul Tankard , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March vol. 12 no. 2 2002; (p. 41)
— Review of Abaza: A Modern Encyclopedia Louis Nowra , 2001 single work novel
1 What's in a Name? Paul Tankard , 2001 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 15 April 2001; (p. 10)
1 "Free Verse" and Traditional Form in Eliot, Lawrence and Hope Paul Tankard , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Aumla , May no. 93 2000; (p. 37-50) Author's abstract : A.D. Hope was completely out of sympathy with T. S. Eliot's poetic practice, yet the two poets expressed very similar views on the subject of free verse - that the term is virtually an oxymoron. This essay examines the critical writings of Hope and Eliot, in order to locate precisely the characteristics of free verse (and, incidentally, of all poetry!). We see that Eliot's verse always at least alludes to traditional verse form. I contrast this with the poems of D.H. Lawrence, the weaker of which are completely prosaic, and the stronger of which are not really free verse. We see that Lawrence's explanations for his procedures are not grounded like Hope's and Eliot's in a rational presentation of formal characteristics, but a subjective assessment of emotional effects. By contrast, Hope's achievement is to have maintained the vitality of almost purely formal verse, as a satiric genius in the tradition of Dryden and Pope.
1 All in Together Paul Tankard , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , December vol. 10 no. 10 2000; (p. 38-40)
— Review of Goatperson and Other Tales Michael Leunig , 1999 selected work poetry prose
1 Artful Gatherings Paul Tankard , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , March vol. 10 no. 2 2000; (p. 38-40)
— Review of (And So Forth) Robert Dessaix , 1998 selected work short story prose criticism biography
1 The Odd Brooding Presence Paul Tankard , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 43 no. 3 1999; (p. 78-79)
— Review of The Best Australian Essays 1998 1998 anthology prose criticism biography
1 The Stud Within the Nog Paul Tankard , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 43 no. 7-8 1999; (p. 113-115)
— Review of Studs and Nogs : Essays 1987-98 David Foster , 1999 selected work criticism biography prose
1 Cultivating the Prose Spirit Paul Tankard , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 42 no. 1-2 1998; (p. 112-114)
— Review of The Oxford Book of Australian Essays 1997 anthology prose short story biography criticism
1 Room for Amateurs Paul Tankard , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , October vol. 42 no. 10 1998; (p. 81-83)
— Review of Seams of Light : Best Antipodean Essays : A Selection 1998 anthology prose criticism biography
1 The Inward Muse Paul Tankard , 1998 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , May vol. 8 no. 4 1998; (p. 47)
— Review of Navel Gazing : Essays, Half-Truths and Mystery Flights Peter Goldsworthy , 1998 selected work prose biography criticism
1 Making Sense of Hoaxes Paul Tankard , 1997 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 41 no. 9 1997; (p. 11-12)
1 Lucky Dips Paul Tankard , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , September vol. 5 no. 7 1995; (p. 43-44)
— Review of Text and Sex Don Anderson , 1995 selected work prose criticism biography ; The Floral Mother and Other Essays Kate Llewellyn , 1995 selected work essay
1 The Daggy, the Playful and the Lunatic Paul Tankard , 1994-1995 single work review
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Summer vol. 5 no. 2 1994-1995; (p. 26-27)
— Review of Muriel's Wedding P. J. Hogan , 1994 single work film/TV
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