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y separately published work icon Letter to Marco Polo selected work   poetry  
  • Author:agent Adam Aitken http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/aitken-adam
Issue Details: First known date: 1985... 1985 Letter to Marco Polo
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Island Press , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Radar, Paradise, Machineguni"At ease, in full control,", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 1)
Sacred and Profanei"My ancestors were always formal, like a myth", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 2-3)
The Clearingi"Slaves cleared the forest.", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 4)
Spidersi"My uncle, the old chief prosecutor", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Relativesi"When I try to play guitar, gypsie fashion,", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 7)
At the White Elephant Cafei"We found the Gold Mountain Pagoda", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 8)
Letter to Marco Poloi"Sir, it is true, as you have written", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 9)
Confessions of a Sheriff's Daughteri"Birth. Birthplace. To be born once, and to know", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 10-14)
Biography of a War Babyi"borne of a motorised accident", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Recruiti"An icon, he slept, a rifle by his side.", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 16)
All too Humani"Warm, dirty, melancholy", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 17-18)
The Burmese Freedom Fighteri""My uncle was a freedom fighter,", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 19)
Year of the Pigi"The Phoenix yawns, painfully,", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
Take Me for a Ridei"She knew foreigners wanted dope and -", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 22)
The Connoisseursi"Of moonlight parks and touching everyone.", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 23)
Breedingi"Mandarin dogs hunt in the cage,", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 24)
Commercei"They bought gold they feared to wear in crowds.", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 25)
Bangkok 1968 : 1i"The bikini dream slips on a chrome ladder.", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 26)
Bangkok 1968, Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 26-28)
Bangkok 1968 : 2i"A sweating schoolboy can be lucky", Adam Aitken , single work poetry (p. 27)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)

— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh J. S. Harry , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Mark O'Connor , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems Alec Choate , 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 Robert Gray , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze Philip Hammial , 1985 selected work poetry
New Poets Show Power Amid the Complexity Judith Rodriguez , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 October 1985; (p. 46)

— Review of The Truth about Unicorns Doris Brett , 1984 selected work poetry ; Other People (And Other Poems) Elly McDonald , 1985 selected work poetry ; Phantoms : Poems Patricia Avery , 1984 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry
Three Poets: Another Achievement for Small Presses John Irving , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 73 1985; (p. 28-29)

— Review of Adamson's Three Legged World Walter Adamson , 1985 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh J. S. Harry , 1985 selected work poetry
The Light Touch : Recent Australian Poetry Keith Russell , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , January-February vol. 31 no. 1-2 1987; (p. 109-115)

— Review of An Inflection of Silence and Other Poems 1986 anthology poetry ; The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986 anthology poetry extract ; Words for a Journey : Poems 1970-1985 R. A. Simpson , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Amorous Cannibal Chris Wallace-Crabbe , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh J. S. Harry , 1985 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Mark O'Connor , 1986 selected work poetry ; The Auschwitz Poems Lily Brett , 1986 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Marking of Fire : Poems Alec Choate , 1986 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1963-1983 Robert Gray , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Young Hunter : Poetry of Young Writers from the Hunter and Manning Valleys 1985 anthology poetry ; Squeeze Philip Hammial , 1985 selected work poetry
Three Poets: Another Achievement for Small Presses John Irving , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 73 1985; (p. 28-29)

— Review of Adamson's Three Legged World Walter Adamson , 1985 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry ; A Dandelion for Van Gogh J. S. Harry , 1985 selected work poetry
New Poets Show Power Amid the Complexity Judith Rodriguez , 1985 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 October 1985; (p. 46)

— Review of The Truth about Unicorns Doris Brett , 1984 selected work poetry ; Other People (And Other Poems) Elly McDonald , 1985 selected work poetry ; Phantoms : Poems Patricia Avery , 1984 selected work poetry ; Letter to Marco Polo Adam Aitken , 1985 selected work poetry
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