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Contents

* Contents derived from the Cheltenham, Brighton - Moorabbin area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Abalone Press , 1985 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Picnic Day at the Drouin Racesi"The day was fifteen bright balloons", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 1-3)
A View Backwards from Stratford on Avon: Gippslandi"a five mile cloud", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 4)
A View Coming Forwards to Morwell: Gippslandi"the highway lends its own illusion.", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 4)
Untitledi"i'm here today for a whinge.", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 5)
And So They've Murdered Julia's Lawni"and so they've murdered julia's lawn.", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 6)
Untitledi"if it were not for the memory of your eyes,", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 7)
Untitledi"i was walking down the street today when i.", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 8)
A Poem on a Peach Melba Hati"well, i was walking down the street just the other day", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
Untitled i dream of the soft slide of lighti"i dream of the soft slide of light", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 11)
Note: Untitled in this source
Untitledi"i met the meanest man the other day", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 11)
For Joeli"i begin to feel what it is to be old.", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 12)
Domesticsi"... and then there is last night's salad", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 13)
Untitledi"can you imagine someone stealing your poem,", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 14)
Untitledi"it's not that the fortunes in men's eyes", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 15)
The Dip's Dilemmai"no, man, it's not some malfeasant sexuality", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Elegant Farewelli"the last time i saw you john reed", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 18)
Untitledi"a poem on going to foster to read poems for terry harrington at the", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 19)
Prison Poem with Heavyi"`eh you,' he sez, `come 'ere.'", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 20)
The Maggie Poemi"it wasn't as though i came across you", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Poem to My Njandi Gardeni"oh grow you madly fuckers you", Shelton Lea , single work poetry (p. 23)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

An Interview with Shelton Lea Michael Sharkey (interviewer), 1989 single work biography interview
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 49 no. 4 1989; (p. 560-580) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 213-232)
'Shelton Lea's path crossed with mine in Sydney in 1965. We both sojourned at Kings Cross in Sydney. Shelton ('Shelly") was already an identity as a poet. among other roles. He read and recited poems at the El Rocco jazz club in Brougham Street at the top of William Street. to the accompaniment of jazz musicians. He also performed poetry impromptu in pubs and coffee lounges like the Royal George, Windsor Castle, and the Piccolo. Eric Beach recently [1988] observed to me, 'Shelton's a rumour, even people who don't know his second name know Shelton all over Australia: Shelton Lea's poetry charts his picaresque life, but to see him only as Bohemian nonconformist is to overlook the seriousness of his dedication to the craft of poetry. The poetry and the life bear each other up: eight volumes in paint, besides countless magazine. journal, anthology, and chapbook appearances. recordings, and readings in every State for over twenty years.' (Introduction)
 
Old Tricks Transformed Michael Sharkey , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 66-67) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 172-173)

— Review of Poems from a Peach Melba Hat Shelton Lea , 1985 selected work poetry
Poetic Larrikinism Mal Morgan , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 38)

— Review of Poems from a Peach Melba Hat Shelton Lea , 1985 selected work poetry
Elders and Betters? : Judith Wright, Amy Witting, Alan Gould and Others : Recent Australian Poetry Keith Russell , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 30 no. 7-8 1986; (p. 114-118)

— Review of Phantom Dwelling Judith Wright , 1985 selected work poetry ; Poems for an Exhibition R. H. Morrison , 1985 selected work poetry ; Travel Diary : Poems Amy Witting , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Solitary Islands Audrey Longbottom , 1985 selected work poetry ; Passengers to the City Katherine Gallagher , 1985 selected work poetry ; Holiday Girls and Other Poems Vicki Raymond , 1985 selected work poetry ; Poems from a Peach Melba Hat Shelton Lea , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Twofold Place Alan Gould , 1986 selected work poetry ; Queuing for the Mudd Club Stephen Edgar , 1985 selected work poetry
Elders and Betters? : Judith Wright, Amy Witting, Alan Gould and Others : Recent Australian Poetry Keith Russell , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July-August vol. 30 no. 7-8 1986; (p. 114-118)

— Review of Phantom Dwelling Judith Wright , 1985 selected work poetry ; Poems for an Exhibition R. H. Morrison , 1985 selected work poetry ; Travel Diary : Poems Amy Witting , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Solitary Islands Audrey Longbottom , 1985 selected work poetry ; Passengers to the City Katherine Gallagher , 1985 selected work poetry ; Holiday Girls and Other Poems Vicki Raymond , 1985 selected work poetry ; Poems from a Peach Melba Hat Shelton Lea , 1985 selected work poetry ; The Twofold Place Alan Gould , 1986 selected work poetry ; Queuing for the Mudd Club Stephen Edgar , 1985 selected work poetry
Poetic Larrikinism Mal Morgan , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 79 1986; (p. 38)

— Review of Poems from a Peach Melba Hat Shelton Lea , 1985 selected work poetry
Old Tricks Transformed Michael Sharkey , 1986 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 103 1986; (p. 66-67) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 172-173)

— Review of Poems from a Peach Melba Hat Shelton Lea , 1985 selected work poetry
An Interview with Shelton Lea Michael Sharkey (interviewer), 1989 single work biography interview
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 49 no. 4 1989; (p. 560-580) The Poetic Eye : Occasional Writings 1982-2012 2016; (p. 213-232)
'Shelton Lea's path crossed with mine in Sydney in 1965. We both sojourned at Kings Cross in Sydney. Shelton ('Shelly") was already an identity as a poet. among other roles. He read and recited poems at the El Rocco jazz club in Brougham Street at the top of William Street. to the accompaniment of jazz musicians. He also performed poetry impromptu in pubs and coffee lounges like the Royal George, Windsor Castle, and the Piccolo. Eric Beach recently [1988] observed to me, 'Shelton's a rumour, even people who don't know his second name know Shelton all over Australia: Shelton Lea's poetry charts his picaresque life, but to see him only as Bohemian nonconformist is to overlook the seriousness of his dedication to the craft of poetry. The poetry and the life bear each other up: eight volumes in paint, besides countless magazine. journal, anthology, and chapbook appearances. recordings, and readings in every State for over twenty years.' (Introduction)
 
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