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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Dark Glassesi"They lend a camera-lens intensity, and isolation,", single work poetry (p. 1-2)
- In the Early Hours ...i"In the early hours, I have come out to lean in the empty", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Motel Roomi"You keep on thinking of someone who woke here in the night,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- On Contradictionsi"The black swan, drifting,", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Walking in an American Woodi"The moist deer woods come sliding down, to one side of the railway line;", single work poetry (p. 7-9)
- Travels en Famillei"She began at once to use the train compartment", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- The Gardeni"Butterflies, mandrills", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Smokei"As if through a slanted blind,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Daybreaki"Waking at three in the morning", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- The Canoei"a pod", single work poetry (p. 16-21)
- A Stormi"A storm is coming up, bad news among the pines on the hilltop:", single work poetry (p. 22)
- The Sea-Shelli"White as crockery,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- The Best Place...i"The best place to watch the rain", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Aphorisms: On Politicsi"The idea most important to socialism", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- Bondii"The waves are a shoal of white fins, in the end of every downhill street,", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- The Poemi"The paddocks there are so wide open", single work poetry (p. 30)
- A Country Towni"It was one of those towns where there is always an empty block of land", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Sketch of the Harbouri"The long, wet trajectory of the ferry's railing", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Emptying the Deski"Lastly, in the bottom drawer, a packet.", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- 16 Poems [Short Poems]i"The curtains blowing", single work poetry (p. 36-38)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
A Hymn to the Optic Nerve : The Poetry of Robert Gray
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 5 (New Series) 2003; (p. 223-229) -
Hymns to the Optic Nerve: On Robert Gray and His Poetry
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 54-58) -
Evoking Empathy: Structures of Language and Feeling in Robert Gray's Poetry
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 4 1990; (p. 450-463) -
Humanism and Sensual Awareness in the Poetry of Robert Gray
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 46 no. 3 1986; (p. 261-270) -
Untitled
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Helix , no. 21/22 1985; (p. 122-128)
— Review of The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry
-
Seeking that Mysterious Movement
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 October vol. 106 no. 5436 1984; (p. 80-81)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Wollongong Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night 1984 selected work poetry ; Manners of an Astronaut 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
Slow Tennis : A Poets' Eleven
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 29 no. 4 1985; (p. 71-75)
— Review of Breakfasts in Shanghai 1984 selected work poetry ; India Ink : A Collection of Prose Poems Written in India 1984 selected work poetry short story ; The Three Fates and Other Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Poetry Australia no. 97 1984 periodical issue poetry ; A Flag for the Wind 1982 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry ; Canterbury Folk 1984 selected work poetry ; Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Atlantis and Other Islands 1984 selected work poetry -
Mrs Noah's Quarrel with the Skylight
1984
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , December no. 97 1984; (p. 71-72)
— Review of The Quarrel with Ourselves and Confession 1984 selected work poetry ; Mrs Noah and the Minoan Queen : Poems 1983 anthology poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
The Inner Weather and the Outer Scene : Some Recent Poetry
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 45 no. 3 1985; (p. 352-359)
— Review of Selected Poems 1985 selected work poetry ; Your Shadow : (Poems 1980-83) 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
The Soul's Dark Cottage
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 68 1985; (p. 31-32)
— Review of Slow Tennis : Poems: 1980-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Aussie Wog 1984 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1963-1983 1984 selected work poetry ; Dark Cottage 1984 selected work poetry ; The Skylight 1984 selected work poetry -
A Hymn to the Optic Nerve : The Poetry of Robert Gray
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Heat , no. 5 (New Series) 2003; (p. 223-229) -
Evoking Empathy: Structures of Language and Feeling in Robert Gray's Poetry
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 14 no. 4 1990; (p. 450-463) -
Hymns to the Optic Nerve: On Robert Gray and His Poetry
1996
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 142 1996; (p. 54-58) -
Humanism and Sensual Awareness in the Poetry of Robert Gray
1986
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 46 no. 3 1986; (p. 261-270)
Awards
- 1984 shortlisted National Book Council Award for Australian Literature
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