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Is part of UQP Poetry 1988- series - publisher poetry
  • Author:agent Bruce Beaver http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/beaver-bruce
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Charmed Lives
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Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
R.M.R. : A Verse Biography of Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926) (for Dorothy Featherstone Porter), Bruce Beaver , sequence poetry (p. 3-25)
Beginnings R.M.R. Childhood : 1875-1890i"Born in Prague of Sudetan German antecedents", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 3-4)
R.M.R. Russia : 1899-1900i"He called it his "adopted home"; paid two visits", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 5-6)
R.M.R. Worpswede : 1900-1903i"To be 25, male, and intolerably in love", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 7-8)
R.M.R. Rodin : 1905-1906i"What was it about the man that terrified him?", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 9-10)
R.M.R. New Poems : 1907-1908i"Ordinarily the reader is entitled to know who he is", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 11-12)
R.M.R. Prelude to Malte 1909i"A massive sensibilty such as his,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 13-15)
R.M.R. Duino 1911-1912i"Two hundred feet up and back from the Adriatic,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 16-18)
R.M.R. War 1916i"Collapsing on the parade ground isn't an exceptional occurrence,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 19-20)
R.M.R. In Love 1918-1919i"It was when it was hardest to write that the opera returned,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 21)
R.M.R. Exile 1920-1921i"Venice Toledo Paris again. Turning, turning about.", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 22-23)
R.M.R. Muzot 1921-1926i"He found a tower at last-", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 24)
R.M.R. Val-Mont Sanatorium, Montreux 1926i"The last four weeks reduced him to a loss", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry biography (p. 25)
The Universal Itchi"Outside the Rialto", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Along the Wayi"The soapstone ox sprawls there", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 31)
Pas de Seuli"Mrs Backhaus had been a ballet dancer.", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
The Retreati"May 1948 : ECT at Calmhaven.", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 34-35)
A Brave Musici"The call went directly home to the heart and mind", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Bedside Libraryi"To wake completely surrounded by books", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Machinei"The bicycle on the balcony,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 40)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Dispatches from a Civil Word World Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work review
— Review of Charmed Lives Bruce Beaver , 1988 selected work poetry
Bruce Beaver, Totemic Space and Poetry's 'You' : The Three 'Rilke' Letters Natalie Owen-Jones , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 178-198)
'Bruce Beaver was a generous voice in Australian poetry. His poems continue to speak of that singular dedication to the process of creation that characterised his life. The making impulse touched it on all sides, reaching outwards at the same time as it drew others close: his relationships, either creative or personal or both frequently find a way into his poems.' (p. 178)
The Love Poetry of Bruce Beaver Nicolette Stasko , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 40-52)
To a Live Poet: Bruce Beaver Lawrence Bourke , 1992 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 52 no. 3 1992; (p. 161-167)
Bruce Beaver: A Short Appreciation Mark Davies , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 13 no. 2 1990; (p. 35-37)
A Serious Vocation Made Easy Dorothy Porter , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 31 December-1 January 1988-1989. 1988; (p. 5)

— Review of Charmed Lives Bruce Beaver , 1988 selected work poetry
A Survey of Poetry Lawrence Bourke , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , no. 123-124 1990; (p. 71-81)

— Review of Charmed Lives Bruce Beaver , 1988 selected work poetry ; Singles : Shorter Works 1981-1986 John Scott , 1989 selected work poetry
Dispatches from a Civil Word World Chris Wallace-Crabbe , single work review
— Review of Charmed Lives Bruce Beaver , 1988 selected work poetry
Bruce Beaver, Totemic Space and Poetry's 'You' : The Three 'Rilke' Letters Natalie Owen-Jones , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 178-198)
'Bruce Beaver was a generous voice in Australian poetry. His poems continue to speak of that singular dedication to the process of creation that characterised his life. The making impulse touched it on all sides, reaching outwards at the same time as it drew others close: his relationships, either creative or personal or both frequently find a way into his poems.' (p. 178)
Bruce Beaver: A Short Appreciation Mark Davies , 1990 single work criticism
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Wet Season vol. 13 no. 2 1990; (p. 35-37)
Work Notes of a New Book and Beyond Bruce Beaver , 1989 single work prose biography
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 48 no. 2 1989; (p. 340-343)
The Love Poetry of Bruce Beaver Nicolette Stasko , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 40-52)
After Poetry (1) : Questions of Strength Kevin Hart , 1989 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , May no. 114 1989; (p. 44-49)
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