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* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Edwards and Shaw
, 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Living in the Countryi"We live by killing in the country,", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- Night and Day on the Riveri"Here is a life of flight and flow,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Waking in a Boat Under Gumtreesi"Let us be as painstaking as light", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- The Stranded Whales (for Maggie Matison)i"There were the whales, six of them,", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Dance on Rubber (for Yevgeny Yevtushenko)i"Starlight and vanishing kangaroos,", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- Three Poems about Meetings : Stolen Blossomi"Running to meet her lover", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Three Poems about Meetings : Her Words to the Windi"I will make myself half an hour late for my lover.", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Three Poems about Meetings : Absent, Togetheri"Absent, we long", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Unexpected Meetingi"You. Five hundred faces away.", single work poetry (p. 19)
- City Weathersi"On a day of soft tar", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Celebrationi"Let us consider first her navel,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Constant/Consistenti"`I am not constant' she said,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- A Body of Words, Geoffrey Dutton , sequence poetry (p. 21-27)
- Greediness, single work poetry (p. 22)
- Patronizingi"`Don't be patronising,' she said,", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Gentlei"`Not harsh or irritating to the touch;", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Dangeri"Of course it is dangerous to love her.", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- Comforti"No need to go further than 1601,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Happyi"Happiness is a persecuted word,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Bodyi"She threw the dictionary out the window", single work poetry (p. 27)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Too Many?: A Review of Recent Australian Poetry
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 432-461)
— Review of Hails and Farewells : And Other Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; Fourth Quarter 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cost of Seriousness 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1975 selected work poetry ; Black Bagatelles 1978 sequence poetry ; A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1934-1974 1976 selected work poetry ; Ethnic Radio : Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; Words with a Black Orpington 1978 selected work poetry ; Product : Later Verses 1977 selected work poetry ; Thrusting into Darkness 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Verse of Paul Grano (1894-1975) 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Collected Verse 1978 selected work poetry ; The Secret Greenness and Other Poems 1978 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 2 1978; (p. 33)
— Review of A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 December 1978; (p. 28)
— Review of A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry -
Elegant Writing Utilising Gentlemanly Forms
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 February 1978; (p. 13)
— Review of The Pomegranate Tree 1977 single work novel ; A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry ; The Good Company : Of Projections of Viewpoints; of Child and Woman, of Oneself, in Search of Hate Witness 1977 selected work poetry -
What Some Poets are Up To
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , no. 72 1978; (p. 53-57)
— Review of Mortal Details 1977 selected work poetry short story ; Cool Summer 1977 selected work single work poetry ; The Water Lily and Other Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Mosaic : memories of New Guinea 1977 selected work poetry ; These Ducks and Other Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; The Island Hotel Dreams 1977 single work poetry ; Hovering Narcissus : Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; Blindspot 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Wheelbarrow 1976 selected work poetry ; At Last No Reply 1977 selected work poetry
-
Too Many?: A Review of Recent Australian Poetry
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 432-461)
— Review of Hails and Farewells : And Other Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; Fourth Quarter 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cost of Seriousness 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1975 selected work poetry ; Black Bagatelles 1978 sequence poetry ; A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1934-1974 1976 selected work poetry ; Ethnic Radio : Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; Words with a Black Orpington 1978 selected work poetry ; Product : Later Verses 1977 selected work poetry ; Thrusting into Darkness 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Verse of Paul Grano (1894-1975) 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Collected Verse 1978 selected work poetry ; The Secret Greenness and Other Poems 1978 selected work poetry -
What Some Poets are Up To
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , no. 72 1978; (p. 53-57)
— Review of Mortal Details 1977 selected work poetry short story ; Cool Summer 1977 selected work single work poetry ; The Water Lily and Other Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Mosaic : memories of New Guinea 1977 selected work poetry ; These Ducks and Other Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; The Island Hotel Dreams 1977 single work poetry ; Hovering Narcissus : Poems 1977 selected work poetry ; Blindspot 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Wheelbarrow 1976 selected work poetry ; At Last No Reply 1977 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1977
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 31 December-1 January 1977; (p. 7)
— Review of A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 December 1978; (p. 28)
— Review of A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 2 1978; (p. 33)
— Review of A Body of Words 1977 selected work poetry
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