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  • Author:agent Geoffrey Dutton http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/dutton-geoffrey
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 A Body of Words
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Contents

* 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,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Night and Day on the Riveri"Here is a life of flight and flow,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 11)
Waking in a Boat Under Gumtreesi"Let us be as painstaking as light", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
The Stranded Whales (for Maggie Matison)i"There were the whales, six of them,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 14-15)
Dance on Rubber (for Yevgeny Yevtushenko)i"Starlight and vanishing kangaroos,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 16-17)
Three Poems about Meetings : Stolen Blossomi"Running to meet her lover", Geoffrey Dutton , 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.", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 18)
Three Poems about Meetings : Absent, Togetheri"Absent, we long", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 18)
Unexpected Meetingi"You. Five hundred faces away.", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 19)
City Weathersi"On a day of soft tar", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 20)
Celebrationi"Let us consider first her navel,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 21)
Constant/Consistenti"`I am not constant' she said,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
A Body of Words, Geoffrey Dutton , sequence poetry (p. 21-27)
Greediness, Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 22)
Patronizingi"`Don't be patronising,' she said,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 23)
Gentlei"`Not harsh or irritating to the touch;", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
Dangeri"Of course it is dangerous to love her.", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 24-25)
Comforti"No need to go further than 1601,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 25)
Happyi"Happiness is a persecuted word,", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 26)
Bodyi"She threw the dictionary out the window", Geoffrey Dutton , single work poetry (p. 27)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Too Many?: A Review of Recent Australian Poetry S. E. Lee , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 432-461)

— Review of Hails and Farewells : And Other Poems Nancy Keesing , 1977 selected work poetry ; Fourth Quarter Judith Wright , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cost of Seriousness Peter Porter , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Rodney Hall , 1975 selected work poetry ; Black Bagatelles Rodney Hall , 1978 sequence poetry ; A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1934-1974 Ian Mudie , 1976 selected work poetry ; Ethnic Radio : Poems Les Murray , 1977 selected work poetry ; Words with a Black Orpington David Campbell , 1978 selected work poetry ; Product : Later Verses Robert D. FitzGerald , 1977 selected work poetry ; Thrusting into Darkness Robert Clark , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Verse of Paul Grano (1894-1975) Paul L. Grano , 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1978 selected work poetry ; Collected Verse J. S. Manifold , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Secret Greenness and Other Poems R. H. Morrison , 1978 selected work poetry
Untitled Judith Rodriguez , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 2 1978; (p. 33)

— Review of A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry
Untitled J. Griffin , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 December 1978; (p. 28)

— Review of A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry
Elegant Writing Utilising Gentlemanly Forms Geoff Page , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 25 February 1978; (p. 13)

— Review of The Pomegranate Tree Colleen Klein , 1977 single work novel ; A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry ; The Good Company : Of Projections of Viewpoints; of Child and Woman, of Oneself, in Search of Hate Witness Helen Haenke , 1977 selected work poetry
What Some Poets are Up To Frank Kellaway , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , no. 72 1978; (p. 53-57)

— Review of Mortal Details Jennifer Maiden , 1977 selected work poetry short story ; Cool Summer Lee Knowles , 1977 selected work single work poetry ; The Water Lily and Other Poems Rudi Krausmann , 1977 selected work poetry ; A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Mosaic : memories of New Guinea Eric Rolls , 1977 selected work poetry ; These Ducks and Other Poems Peter Annand , 1977 selected work poetry ; The Island Hotel Dreams Tom Thompson , 1977 single work poetry ; Hovering Narcissus : Poems Laurence Collinson , 1977 selected work poetry ; Blindspot John Jenkins , 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Wheelbarrow Lyndon Walker , 1976 selected work poetry ; At Last No Reply Graeme Curtis , 1977 selected work poetry
Too Many?: A Review of Recent Australian Poetry S. E. Lee , 1979 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 432-461)

— Review of Hails and Farewells : And Other Poems Nancy Keesing , 1977 selected work poetry ; Fourth Quarter Judith Wright , 1976 selected work poetry ; The Cost of Seriousness Peter Porter , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Rodney Hall , 1975 selected work poetry ; Black Bagatelles Rodney Hall , 1978 sequence poetry ; A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1934-1974 Ian Mudie , 1976 selected work poetry ; Ethnic Radio : Poems Les Murray , 1977 selected work poetry ; Words with a Black Orpington David Campbell , 1978 selected work poetry ; Product : Later Verses Robert D. FitzGerald , 1977 selected work poetry ; Thrusting into Darkness Robert Clark , 1978 selected work poetry ; Selected Verse of Paul Grano (1894-1975) Paul L. Grano , 1976 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems Thomas Shapcott , 1978 selected work poetry ; Collected Verse J. S. Manifold , 1978 selected work poetry ; The Secret Greenness and Other Poems R. H. Morrison , 1978 selected work poetry
What Some Poets are Up To Frank Kellaway , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , no. 72 1978; (p. 53-57)

— Review of Mortal Details Jennifer Maiden , 1977 selected work poetry short story ; Cool Summer Lee Knowles , 1977 selected work single work poetry ; The Water Lily and Other Poems Rudi Krausmann , 1977 selected work poetry ; A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Mosaic : memories of New Guinea Eric Rolls , 1977 selected work poetry ; These Ducks and Other Poems Peter Annand , 1977 selected work poetry ; The Island Hotel Dreams Tom Thompson , 1977 single work poetry ; Hovering Narcissus : Poems Laurence Collinson , 1977 selected work poetry ; Blindspot John Jenkins , 1977 selected work poetry ; The Green Wheelbarrow Lyndon Walker , 1976 selected work poetry ; At Last No Reply Graeme Curtis , 1977 selected work poetry
Untitled Elaine Lindsay , 1977 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 31 December-1 January 1977; (p. 7)

— Review of A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry
Untitled J. Griffin , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 December 1978; (p. 28)

— Review of A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry
Untitled Judith Rodriguez , 1978 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 2 1978; (p. 33)

— Review of A Body of Words Geoffrey Dutton , 1977 selected work poetry
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