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Dedication: In memory of a workmate/ hit and killed/ spun in the air/ dragged 30 metres dead/ not some Blue/ Electric terrified/ Fish Game hunted/ but wrapped about the bumperbar/ holding on dying and dumped// I know you don't I know you
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Newcastle,
Newcastle - Hunter Valley area,
New South Wales,:Nimrod Publications
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Australia Day Weekend Odei"It was night when we camped a mile", single work poetry (p. 2)
- The Dogi"The dog won't come home", single work poetry (p. 3)
- I Suck Revolvers What Do You Do?i"Teak and Stone: The Elephant of History,", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Not Supposed to Be Therei"That's the way the mountain is shaped", single work poetry (p. 4)
- In Dark Sea Storm in Summeri"Happy enough with love", single work poetry (p. 4)
- On Hearing of the Death of an Old Teacheri"You may not understand old teacher", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Aussie Wogi"Whose side were you on", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Together We Four Atei"Too wet for anything else", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- On Time and Work and Lovei"Time: The man who grows corn", single work poetry (p. 9)
- The Act of Weddingi"The couple in the Autumn morning", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- The Local as Largei"Cabbages rabbits", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- When the Fruit is Ripei"What's in this paddock?", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Last Mouse Caughti"It's time to kill the mice", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Flowers on the Tablei""I didn't pull them off the tree", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Repairing Fencesi"All day they've been", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Night Outlasting Memorial to Baxter (James K. Baxter 29.6.26 to 22.10.72)i"I tried to evoke a poet fellow", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Going Sociali"Was LOVE the one watched", single work poetry (p. 17)
- The Tale of the Escape of Raymond John Denningi"It was a matter of ethical importance", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Death at Mind Flesh Stilli"Quiet streets moon night far off sea", single work poetry (p. 19)
- My Feet aren't Wet (3 Songs of a Disturbed Girl)i"When I was small", single work poetry (p. 20)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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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
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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
Last amended 20 Jun 2007 10:43:00