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Notes
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Dedication: To my mother ata tu tenei ra
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Epigraph: 'And we are not fish rich nor poor / and we can neither swim nor drown.' Janet Frame, Poets
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Springwood,
Blue Mountains,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Butterfly Books
, 1989 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Breakingi"Breaking out of sleep.", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Early Gardeni"From bed", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Visitationi"Your face spirits to me", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Incense (for My Father)i"All day a fragrance -", single work poetry (p. 11-14)
- The Caterpillarsi"On the headland to the lighthouse,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- The Eunuch's Lamenti"Outside, in the courtyard of the Begging Bowl pagoda", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Girl Swingingi"A swing grinds on its chains.", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Candlemass - for Two Voicesi"And when they lead you", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Anankei"This is the dwelling of Necessity,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Homage to de Chiricoi"What shall I love if not the enigma,", single work poetry (p. 30)
- The Unhealthy Mists of Lammermoori"See the dark lawn, the dappled light", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Dawntreadersi"The riders of bikes, the trainers", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Goldstein's Draperyi"Fabric stacks like sediment at Rosa Goldstein's", single work poetry (p. 41-43)
- Natural Selectioni"Her conservatory", single work poetry (p. 43-44)
- On Museums : In the Museumi"In the museum we tread quietly", single work poetry (p. 45-46)
- The Museum 2 On Museums : Museumsi"In childhood I was sick", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
- Museum Musici"To record music for the flute in the Pyramid of Cheops", single work poetry (p. 47-48)
- Birth of a Poeti"Tasmania, the Tiers stark blue, willow green clouding", single work poetry (p. 52-53)
- The Cross in the Eightiesi"It seems unchanged at first, except for the bulk", single work poetry (p. 53-54)
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Against the Changei"A smoke-cloud grows from the horizon,",
single work
poetry
(p. 66)
Note:
Linked from Australian Poetry Library
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Untitled
single work
review
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry ; Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Span , [Double Issue] November -May no. 34-35 1992-1993; (p. 396-399)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry ; Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
Cross-Tasman Poetry That Celebrates `Simple Eternal Things'
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 January 1990; (p. B4)
— Review of Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
Birds of a Feather
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , June vol. 2 no. 2 1990; (p. 8-10)
— Review of Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
Bad Manners : Thoughts on Anthologies or Writing By Women
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Summer no. 41 1989; (p. 29-34)
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Untitled
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Span , [Double Issue] November -May no. 34-35 1992-1993; (p. 396-399)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry ; Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
Untitled
single work
review
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Poetry 1991 anthology poetry ; Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
As the Sisters Prepare for Battle...
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 July 1989; (p. 78)
— Review of Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
Fiddling While Rome Burns...
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 12 no. 2 1989; (p. 109-110)
— Review of Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry -
New Jewel in Poetry Crown
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 26 August 1989; (p. 8)
— Review of Kiwi and Emu : An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry by Australian and New Zealand Women 1989 anthology poetry ; Night Parrots 1989 selected work poetry -
Bad Manners : Thoughts on Anthologies or Writing By Women
1989
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Island Magazine , Summer no. 41 1989; (p. 29-34)
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