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Dedication: To Winifred and Cyril
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Armidale,
Armidale area,
New England,
New South Wales,:Kardoorair Press
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Anything Goesi"The truth is life is mostly very dull,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- At Parramattai"At Parramatta, cradle of the culture of Australia,", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Doing the Blocki"Some have lived lives shorter than the space", single work poetry (p. 10-15)
- Sky's Crossingi"I thought of you,", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Home Thoughts in Wellingtoni"All the romance of it dead and gone", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Dead Barmaidi"They found her floating face-up in the stream", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Old Flamesi"His cigarettes like martyrs' emblems", single work poetry (p. 19)
- After Li Tengi"Now I get so drunk", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Balcony Scenei"Everything was perfect in its way:", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Daily Doublei"I glance in the mirror, and there I see", single work poetry (p. 22)
- An Essay on Criticismi"Caligula knew it, Nero knew", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Poems on Rejection : A Letter to Julian Crofti"An evil eunuch surely sifts our fates:", single work poetry (p. 24-28)
- Pull the Other Onei"Too old-fashioned, too screwed-up", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Pictures at an Exhibition : 1 : The Breakaway, Tom Roberts, 1891 : Art Gallery of South Australiai"This is a snap of me on Phar Lap.", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Pictures at an Exhibition : 2 : The Railway Station, Arthur Streeton, 1893 : Art Gallery of New South Walesi"Vickery's bookshop was shut", single work poetry (p. 30)
- Pictures at an Exhibition : 3 : A Bush Burial, Frederic McCubbin, 1890 : Geelong Art Galleryi"It's always been like this.", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Pictures at an Exhibition : 4 : Great Divide, Mandy Martin, 1984 : Roslyn Oxley Galleryi"More like Antarctica, really,", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Pictures at an Exhibition : 5 : Sausage Valley, Frank Crozier, France 1916 : Australian War Memorial, Canberrai"This is the triumph of Modernist thought:", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Pictures at an Exhibition : 6 : CIRCE, Bertram Mackennal, 1892 : National Gallery of Victoriai"Need I remind you", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Pictures at an Exhibition : 8 : Lacquer Room, Grace Cossington Smith, 1936 : Art Gallery of New South Walesi"In the cafe, I listened today:", single work poetry (p. 34)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Vaselined Oyster and a Serenade to Lace
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 36 no. 5 1992; (p. 86-88)
— Review of The History of Colour : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Alive in Difficult Times : Poems 1985-1991 1991 selected work poetry -
After Poetry (10) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 124 1991; (p. 53-56)
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A Vaselined Oyster and a Serenade to Lace
1992
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , May vol. 36 no. 5 1992; (p. 86-88)
— Review of The History of Colour : Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; Alive in Difficult Times : Poems 1985-1991 1991 selected work poetry -
After Poetry (10) : A Quarterly Account of Recent Poetry
1991
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 124 1991; (p. 53-56)
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