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Is part of Poets of the Month : Series 1 1976 series - publisher
Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 Tropical Skiing
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Contents

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Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Salutei""Each tree stands alone in stillness"", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 75)
Admonitionsi"The happiest of cannonballs", Mark O'Connor , John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 75)
Note:
  • Author note: Written with Mark O'Connor.
  • A poem in 2 numbered parts.
After the Bombs We Invent the Futurei"Let's paint the ideal supper on the back of", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
The Venice Lettersi"`Stand roughly here' the silence was", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 77)
Adi"the pleasures of bubble", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 77-78)
T.V.i"don't bother telling me about the programs", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 78)
The Classical Headi"Nature in her wisdom has formed the human head", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 81-82)
Four Heads and How to Do Them, John Forbes , sequence poetry (p. 81-87)
The Romantic Headi"The Romantic head begins with the hands cupped", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 82-84)
The Symbolist Headi"No longer begins with even a mention of anatomy,", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
The Conceptual Headi"The breeze moves", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 85-87)
Trenku Rengai"answer with no slip of the tongue", Mark O'Connor , John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 88)
At the Pooli"Gentle as gardening but tougher", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 88)
Ode to Tropical Skiingi"After breakfast in the Philippines", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 89-90)
Orange Sonnet/Imitation Orange Sonneti"oranges in my experience not yet ripe", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 90)
The Sorrowful Mysteriesi"A dazed disc jockey fingers an epaulette", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 91)
To the Bobbydazzlersi"American poets!", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 91-92)
Angeli"not serious about drugs", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 92-93)
Poemi"abandoning my health I tied", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 93-94)
The Photographi"The polo stopped so suddenly the spectators imagined", John Forbes , single work poetry (p. 94)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Finding the Proper Noun: The Poetry of John Forbes Gary Catalano , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Otis Rush , February no. 8 1993; (p. 103-117)
Growing Old Gracefully : The Generation of '68 John Tranter , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 37 no. 1 1978; (p. 76-86) The Temperament of Generations : Fifty Years of Writing in Meanjin 1990; (p. 268-278)

— Review of New Devil, New Parish Alan Wearne , 1976 selected work poetry ; Shakti Rae Desmond Jones , 1977 selected work poetry ; East : Poems 1970-74 Laurie Duggan , 1976 selected work poetry ; Chemical Cart Philip Hammial , 1977 selected work poetry ; In Casablanca for the Waters Nigel Roberts , 1977 selected work poetry ; Hear Me Eating Philip Hammial , 1977 selected work poetry ; Cross the Border Robert Adamson , 1977 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach John Forbes , 1977 selected work poetry ; Mastication Poems Philip Hammial , 1977 selected work poetry
Stalks of Jade? Pam Law , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , December no. 65 1977; (p. 78)

— Review of Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach John Forbes , 1977 selected work poetry
Poets of the Month Van Ikin , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 21 no. 9 1977; (p. 78-79)

— Review of Seventh Avenue Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1976 selected work poetry ; Animal Crackers Leon Slade , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Suburban Service and Other Predicaments Anthony Martin , 1976 selected work poetry ; Good Morning Earthquake Simon Bronsky , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cat's Chin and Ears : A Bestiary Andrew Taylor , 1976 selected work poetry ; Winter in the High Country Paul Brosgarth , 1976 selected work poetry ; Extracts from Ross' Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Alphabet Murders : Notes From a Work in Progress John Tranter , 1976 single work poetry ; Music Late at Night : Poems 1970-1973 James McAuley , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Foundation of Joy Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1976 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry
Untitled R. A. Simpson , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 1976; (p. 21)

— Review of Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry
Growing Old Gracefully : The Generation of '68 John Tranter , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 37 no. 1 1978; (p. 76-86) The Temperament of Generations : Fifty Years of Writing in Meanjin 1990; (p. 268-278)

— Review of New Devil, New Parish Alan Wearne , 1976 selected work poetry ; Shakti Rae Desmond Jones , 1977 selected work poetry ; East : Poems 1970-74 Laurie Duggan , 1976 selected work poetry ; Chemical Cart Philip Hammial , 1977 selected work poetry ; In Casablanca for the Waters Nigel Roberts , 1977 selected work poetry ; Hear Me Eating Philip Hammial , 1977 selected work poetry ; Cross the Border Robert Adamson , 1977 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach John Forbes , 1977 selected work poetry ; Mastication Poems Philip Hammial , 1977 selected work poetry
Exuberance and Recklings Christopher Pollnitz , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 36 no. 4 1976; (p. 464-470)

— Review of Shabbytown Calendar Thomas Shapcott , 1975 selected work poetry ; Good Morning Earthquake Simon Bronsky , 1976 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry ; Extracts from Ross' Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1976 selected work poetry ; Terror Australis : Poems Garrie Hutchinson , 1975 selected work poetry ; The Alphabet Murders : Notes From a Work in Progress John Tranter , 1976 single work poetry ; Music Late at Night : Poems 1970-1973 James McAuley , 1976 selected work poetry ; Seventh Avenue Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1976 selected work poetry
Poets of the Month Van Ikin , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 21 no. 9 1977; (p. 78-79)

— Review of Seventh Avenue Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1976 selected work poetry ; Animal Crackers Leon Slade , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Suburban Service and Other Predicaments Anthony Martin , 1976 selected work poetry ; Good Morning Earthquake Simon Bronsky , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cat's Chin and Ears : A Bestiary Andrew Taylor , 1976 selected work poetry ; Winter in the High Country Paul Brosgarth , 1976 selected work poetry ; Extracts from Ross' Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Alphabet Murders : Notes From a Work in Progress John Tranter , 1976 single work poetry ; Music Late at Night : Poems 1970-1973 James McAuley , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Foundation of Joy Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1976 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry
Stalks of Jade? Pam Law , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , December no. 65 1977; (p. 78)

— Review of Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach John Forbes , 1977 selected work poetry
Untitled R. A. Simpson , 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 1976; (p. 21)

— Review of Tropical Skiing John Forbes , 1976 selected work poetry
Finding the Proper Noun: The Poetry of John Forbes Gary Catalano , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Otis Rush , February no. 8 1993; (p. 103-117)
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