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Tropical Skiing
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, 1976 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.- Salutei""Each tree stands alone in stillness"", single work poetry (p. 75)
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Admonitionsi"The happiest of cannonballs",
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", single work poetry (p. 75-76)
- The Venice Lettersi"`Stand roughly here' the silence was", single work poetry (p. 77)
- Adi"the pleasures of bubble", single work poetry (p. 77-78)
- T.V.i"don't bother telling me about the programs", single work poetry (p. 78)
- The Classical Headi"Nature in her wisdom has formed the human head", 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", single work poetry (p. 82-84)
- The Symbolist Headi"No longer begins with even a mention of anatomy,", single work poetry (p. 84-85)
- The Conceptual Headi"The breeze moves", single work poetry (p. 85-87)
- Trenku Rengai"answer with no slip of the tongue", single work poetry (p. 88)
- At the Pooli"Gentle as gardening but tougher", single work poetry (p. 88)
- Ode to Tropical Skiingi"After breakfast in the Philippines", single work poetry (p. 89-90)
- Orange Sonnet/Imitation Orange Sonneti"oranges in my experience not yet ripe", single work poetry (p. 90)
- The Sorrowful Mysteriesi"A dazed disc jockey fingers an epaulette", single work poetry (p. 91)
- To the Bobbydazzlersi"American poets!", single work poetry (p. 91-92)
- Angeli"not serious about drugs", single work poetry (p. 92-93)
- Poemi"abandoning my health I tied", single work poetry (p. 93-94)
- The Photographi"The polo stopped so suddenly the spectators imagined", 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
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Otis Rush , February no. 8 1993; (p. 103-117) -
Growing Old Gracefully : The Generation of '68
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 1976 selected work poetry ; Shakti 1977 selected work poetry ; East : Poems 1970-74 1976 selected work poetry ; Chemical Cart 1977 selected work poetry ; In Casablanca for the Waters 1977 selected work poetry ; Hear Me Eating 1977 selected work poetry ; Cross the Border 1977 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach 1977 selected work poetry ; Mastication Poems 1977 selected work poetry -
Stalks of Jade?
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , December no. 65 1977; (p. 78)
— Review of Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach 1977 selected work poetry -
Poets of the Month
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 21 no. 9 1977; (p. 78-79)
— Review of Seventh Avenue Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; Animal Crackers 1976 selected work poetry ; The Suburban Service and Other Predicaments 1976 selected work poetry ; Good Morning Earthquake 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cat's Chin and Ears : A Bestiary 1976 selected work poetry ; Winter in the High Country 1976 selected work poetry ; Extracts from Ross' Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; The Alphabet Murders : Notes From a Work in Progress 1976 single work poetry ; Music Late at Night : Poems 1970-1973 1976 selected work poetry ; The Foundation of Joy 1976 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 1976; (p. 21)
— Review of Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry
-
Growing Old Gracefully : The Generation of '68
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 1976 selected work poetry ; Shakti 1977 selected work poetry ; East : Poems 1970-74 1976 selected work poetry ; Chemical Cart 1977 selected work poetry ; In Casablanca for the Waters 1977 selected work poetry ; Hear Me Eating 1977 selected work poetry ; Cross the Border 1977 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach 1977 selected work poetry ; Mastication Poems 1977 selected work poetry -
Exuberance and Recklings
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 36 no. 4 1976; (p. 464-470)
— Review of Shabbytown Calendar 1975 selected work poetry ; Good Morning Earthquake 1976 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry ; Extracts from Ross' Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; Terror Australis : Poems 1975 selected work poetry ; The Alphabet Murders : Notes From a Work in Progress 1976 single work poetry ; Music Late at Night : Poems 1970-1973 1976 selected work poetry ; Seventh Avenue Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
Poets of the Month
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , September vol. 21 no. 9 1977; (p. 78-79)
— Review of Seventh Avenue Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; Animal Crackers 1976 selected work poetry ; The Suburban Service and Other Predicaments 1976 selected work poetry ; Good Morning Earthquake 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cat's Chin and Ears : A Bestiary 1976 selected work poetry ; Winter in the High Country 1976 selected work poetry ; Extracts from Ross' Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; The Alphabet Murders : Notes From a Work in Progress 1976 single work poetry ; Music Late at Night : Poems 1970-1973 1976 selected work poetry ; The Foundation of Joy 1976 selected work poetry ; Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry -
Stalks of Jade?
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , December no. 65 1977; (p. 78)
— Review of Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry ; On The Beach 1977 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1976
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 29 May 1976; (p. 21)
— Review of Tropical Skiing 1976 selected work poetry -
Finding the Proper Noun: The Poetry of John Forbes
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Otis Rush , February no. 8 1993; (p. 103-117)
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