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y separately published work icon The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems selected work   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems
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'This book is the author's second book of poetry. The author is a poet and botanist with an interest in history. The title is named for The Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. This book is about time, destiny, memory and death.' (https://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bookho/28159.shtml

Notes

  • Dedication: for The Dragon Tree, Lower Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
  • Author's note: The Dragon Tree is the sister book of Banyan.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Lane Cove, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,:Woodbine Press , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Mullumbimby Revisitedi"A village of old women and dogs,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 13)
Mullumbimby Creeki"Where the road ends at", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 15)
Pink Rock Lilyi"Down from Boogarem Falls", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 17)
Night-Pollinated Floweri"A creeping dendrite in a stone,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 18)
Heritage Parki"I have seen a Moreton Bay fig", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 19)
Golden Orchidi"Once golden orchids grew", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 21)
Phaius Orchidi"In swamps from Stradbroke to Siam", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 23)
A Girl with Red Hairi"Young for my age", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 24)
The Empire Milk Bari"Weatherboard houses toe the line,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 25)
Nineteen Seventy Fouri"Friday nights were the worst", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 26)
One by Four Centimetresi"The dunes were pegged with people,", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Stilt Walkeri"The problems of an artist's calling", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 29)
Springi"Springtime's thin grace", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 33)
Reflection at Fortyi"I clip my hedge and", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 35)
Two Womeni"Two women in a room.", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 36)
Bea Milesi"Ratbag & Saint of the Sydney Domain", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 36)
Circular Quayi"Along with the buskers", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 37)
The Old Man with His Strolleri"The old man with his stroller", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 39)
Bonsaii"Small and beautiful in a pot", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 41)
Pressed Floweri"I hate the brittle-academic", Edwin Wilson , single work poetry (p. 42)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Lane Cove, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Woodbine Press , 1985 .
      image of person or book cover 9096766763861593203.jpg
      Image courtesy of author's website.
      Extent: 100p.
      Limited edition info: A limited first edition of 1,000 numbered and signed copies.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Includes foreword and notes on the poems by the author.
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Related Works

y separately published work icon Banyan : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , Sydney : Woodbine Press , 1982 Z357521 1982 selected work poetry "Talk of politics, sex and religion werethe taboo subjects of my childhood, plus convict abcestors and Aboriginal dispossession (from emancipist farmers heading north in search of land). With two books (about 'dispossession') under my belt: Wild Tamarind, a bicentennial parable and morality tale, Woodbine Press, 1987, and Cedar House, my Gothic novel and Australian 'Wuthering Heights', Woodbine press, 2001), this is something I had obviously thought about for many years), having seriously started to research my family history back in 1968." -- Back cover.
y separately published work icon The Rose Garden : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , Lane Cove : Woodbine Press , 1991 Z171834 1991 selected work poetry
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Works about this Work

Some Recent Australian Poetry : More Than Cultural Afterglow Keith Russell , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 30 no. 1-2 1986; (p. 128-130)
— Review of The One True History Andrew McDonald , 1984 selected work poetry ; Children of the Dragon Silvana Gardner , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Flower Industry Andrew Sant , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks Norman Talbot , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Crowd of Voices Stephen J. Williams , 1985 selected work poetry short story ; Poem of Thanksgiving and Other Poems 1985 anthology poetry ; The Refinery Jamie Grant , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selective Affinities : New Poems Geoffrey Dutton , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , 1985 selected work poetry
Some Recent Australian Poetry : More Than Cultural Afterglow Keith Russell , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 30 no. 1-2 1986; (p. 128-130)
— Review of The One True History Andrew McDonald , 1984 selected work poetry ; Children of the Dragon Silvana Gardner , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Flower Industry Andrew Sant , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Kelly Haiku and Other Widdershin Tracks Norman Talbot , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Crowd of Voices Stephen J. Williams , 1985 selected work poetry short story ; Poem of Thanksgiving and Other Poems 1985 anthology poetry ; The Refinery Jamie Grant , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selective Affinities : New Poems Geoffrey Dutton , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Dragon Tree : A Selection of Poems Edwin Wilson , 1985 selected work poetry
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