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Dedication: To Margaret Coen
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...The scents and sounds of bush, sun, and water are in these brief poems, and as each living thing is held for a moment in the light of intense vision, the poet sees in its grotesque or exquisite strangeness the mysteries of creation and of good and evil.
Besides these poems of the earth there are two longer poems of the sea, "Terra Australis' and 'Worsley Enchanted'. The first is a brilliant, witty, and significant account of the ghostly meeting in mid-ocean, between Australia and South America, of Quiros and William Lane, each voyaging to seek his utopia in the country the other has left. 'Worsley Enchanted' explores with Shackleton's 1914 expedition the dreamlike splendour and terror of the Antarctic, and explores too the regions beyond the surface of reality. (Publisher's blurb, inside front cover).
Contents
- Worsley Enchantedi"Commander Worsley, fired with a purpose", single work poetry (p. 43-61)
- The Sunflowersi"`Bring me a long sharp knife for we are in danger;", single work poetry
- The Firefliesi"But they are moving steadily, the height of a man,", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Douglas Stewart and the Fragility of Things
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 199-204) -
Douglas Stewart: Poet, Playwright and Critic
1963
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Education , 15 November vol. 15 no. 1963; (p. 243-248) -
Motif in the Work of Douglas Stewart
1963
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Elements of Poetry 1963; (p. 25-50) Considerations : New Essays on Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright and Douglas Stewart 1977; (p. 143-168) -
Orchids and Penguins
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 15 no. 2 1954; (p. 116-118)
— Review of Sun Orchids and Other Poems 1952 selected work poetry -
Two Australian Poets
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 23 January 1953;
— Review of Sun Orchids and Other Poems 1952 selected work poetry
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Worsley Well Done
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: The Austrovert , no. 8 1952; (p. 5)
— Review of Sun Orchids and Other Poems 1952 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1952
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 15 October vol. 73 no. 3792 1952; (p. 2)
— Review of Sun Orchids and Other Poems 1952 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 23 January 1953; (p. 60)
— Review of Sun Orchids and Other Poems 1952 selected work poetry ; Leichhardt in Theatre 1952 selected work poetry -
Two Australian Poets
1953
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 23 January 1953;
— Review of Sun Orchids and Other Poems 1952 selected work poetry -
Orchids and Penguins
1954
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 15 no. 2 1954; (p. 116-118)
— Review of Sun Orchids and Other Poems 1952 selected work poetry -
Douglas Stewart: Poet, Playwright and Critic
1963
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tasmanian Education , 15 November vol. 15 no. 1963; (p. 243-248) -
Douglas Stewart and the Fragility of Things
2010
single work
biography
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 24 no. 2 2010; (p. 199-204) -
Motif in the Work of Douglas Stewart
1963
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Elements of Poetry 1963; (p. 25-50) Considerations : New Essays on Kenneth Slessor, Judith Wright and Douglas Stewart 1977; (p. 143-168)
