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* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Phoenix Review/Bistro Editions
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Pleasant Hills: Anzac Day, 1938i"A country school: my father reads us Masefield -", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Cowra: Place of Rocks, 1945 : I : Familiesi"The Golden Key, the Silver Key, the Garden", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Cowra: Place of Rocks, 1945 (for Angelo), single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Cowra: Place of Rocks, 1945 : II : the Booki"Athos, Porthos and Aramis - you and Joe", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Cowra: Place of Rocks, 1945 : III : Reading in Bedi"Ben Hall had bailed up the coach at Eugowra Rocks", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Leros, 1982 (for Tony and Dimitris)i"Waking in darkness I smell the morning, hear", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- Rock Climbers, Uluru, 1985 (for Adam)i"First hour in Athens: jet-lagged, raw eyes watering", single work poetry (p. 14)
- South Coast Middeni"But there are other places. This was yours,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Pepper Treei"Nothing so green", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Moreton Bayi""It's like a big green tent," she said.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Fig Treei"When he climbed to the top", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- The Mulberry Treei"The afternoon stood still in the mulberry tree.", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Rufusi"Rufus the bantam rooster died.", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Nectarinesi"Full moon: the smell of nectarines floods the air", single work poetry (p. 22)
- First Light at Wilson's Valleyi"A drift of dying stars, a sound", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- The Old Tracki"The old track is still there, hacked like a ledge", single work poetry (p. 25-27)
- Remittance Man: Aubade at Newstead Stationi"Not daybreak - nothing so clear cut; the darkness", single work poetry (p. 28-30)
- The Shearer's Yarn : Le Style est L'Homme Meme : a Rime by "Jingling Johnny"i"We were playing cards - draw poker - in Spud", single work poetry (p. 31-33)
- Governess at the Piano : After-Dinner Music at the Homesteadi"Roslein, Roslein... his arm touching", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- "Parfum Exotique": Remittance Man and Governess in Landscapei"Grass-seeds caught in its purple velvet cover", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden : Introduction
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. ix-xiii) -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 36 no. 2 1991; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry -
Fit Epitaph for a Fine Poet
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 April 1991; (p. B6)
— Review of Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry -
Continuity and Change
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Spring vol. 1 no. 3 1991; (p. 92-96)
— Review of Selected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1960-1990 1991 selected work poetry biography ; Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry -
Purification Through Perception
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 April 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry ; Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry ; Being Determined 1990 selected work poetry
-
Purification Through Perception
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 April 1991; (p. 6)
— Review of The Grasshopper Heart 1991 selected work poetry ; Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry ; Being Determined 1990 selected work poetry -
Continuity and Change
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Voices , Spring vol. 1 no. 3 1991; (p. 92-96)
— Review of Selected Poems 1991 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1960-1990 1991 selected work poetry biography ; Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry -
Fit Epitaph for a Fine Poet
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 April 1991; (p. B6)
— Review of Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , June vol. 36 no. 2 1991; (p. 85-86)
— Review of Sacred Sites 1990 selected work poetry -
Writer Group to Embrace Wider Issues
1990
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 9 December 1990; (p. 22) -
Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden : Introduction
1993
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Suddenly Evening : The Selected Poems of R.F. Brissenden 1993; (p. ix-xiii)
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