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A collection of 100 poems in a ten line form for which Alex Skovron has coined the name "sonnetina". The poems reflect upon time and destiny, on culture, music and art, on the sacred and the mundane. They investigate terrains both social and inner, probing our daily confrontations with the self. (Back cover)
Notes
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Dedication: for Marissa and Jonathan
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Wollongong,
Wollongong area,
Illawarra,
South Coast,
New South Wales,:Five Islands Press
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Housei"Picture the scene: a house, two floors,", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Memento Morii"The future came early that year", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Don Giovanni's Prayeri"Grant me the way up the inclined plane", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Timei"You move among the rows and passages", single work poetry (p. 4)
- The Maski"'I always dreamed of labyrinths or of mirrors,'", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Chessi"A candle is dribbling beside the board,", single work poetry (p. 6)
- The Castlei"The ruined castle contains a spiral staircase", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Linkagei"A spider of keys squats like a crossroads, plotting", single work poetry (p. 8)
- The Infinite Cityi"The Infinite City extends in every direction.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Cabareti"It's late and stuffy, the cigar smoke is acidic,", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Desk-Chairi"One day the thought police arrive at your door.", single work poetry (p. 11)
- To WIMCi"To you all things are sent", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Jesteri"Poet, astrologer, joke-teller, fool, bandit", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Wondersi"No: not pyramids or monuments I'm after:", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Arti"Having put the final touches to his landscape", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Faking Iti"Art should inspire an erection in the soul,", single work poetry (p. 16x)
- Extended Cadencesi"While on the artists' subject: I've been told", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Mona Lisai"No Nat, it's not a smile to tempt a lover,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Oracle of Sevillei"They come from everywhere, they come open-handed", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Almosti"There is a quiet substance to things -", single work poetry (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Two Very Different 'Melbourne' Dreamings
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , July no. 17/18 2000; (p. 213-216)
— Review of Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry ; Melbourne Elegies : Being an Adaptation and Extension of Goethe's Romische Elegien 1999 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 6-7 2000; (p. 30-31)
— Review of Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry -
Poetry : Putting a Stop to It
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 27 no. 1 2000; (p. 73-76)
— Review of A Spill of Light, A Thrust of Shadow 1999 anthology poetry ; Waterline 1999 selected work poetry ; Everything Holy 1998 selected work poetry ; Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry -
Even If Meaning Remains Obscure
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Sidewalk , December no. 4 1999; (p. 87-88)
— Review of Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry -
Infinite City, Alex Skovron
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , June no. 19 1999; (p. 56)
— Review of Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry
-
Two Very Different 'Melbourne' Dreamings
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Ulitarra , July no. 17/18 2000; (p. 213-216)
— Review of Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry ; Melbourne Elegies : Being an Adaptation and Extension of Goethe's Romische Elegien 1999 selected work poetry -
Poetry : Putting a Stop to It
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , May vol. 27 no. 1 2000; (p. 73-76)
— Review of A Spill of Light, A Thrust of Shadow 1999 anthology poetry ; Waterline 1999 selected work poetry ; Everything Holy 1998 selected work poetry ; Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry -
Verse in Review: Two Hands, Clapping...
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 18 no. 3 1999; (p. 81-82)
— Review of The Hanging of Jean Lee 1998 single work novel ; Facing the Pacific 1999 selected work poetry ; Everything Holy 1998 selected work poetry ; Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry ; Aerial Photography 1999 selected work poetry -
A Summer Feast
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Spring/Summer no. 80/81 1999-2000; (p. 203-208)
— Review of Collateral Damage 1999 selected work poetry ; Cork and Other Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry ; Aerial Photography 1999 selected work poetry ; The Genius of Human Imperfection 1998 selected work poetry -
Routines & Revelations: New Poetry
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 157 1999; (p. 109-111)
— Review of Dear B 1998 selected work poetry ; The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry ; Waterline 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Three : Beating Time in a Gothic SpaceBeating Time In a Gothic Space 1999 anthology poetry ; Everything Holy 1998 selected work poetry ; Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry ; Aerial Photography 1999 selected work poetry ; Landbridge : Contemporary Australian Poetry 1999 anthology poetry ; Black Water : Approaching Zukofsky 1999 selected work poetry
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