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A revision of Selected Poems: 1960-1980, first published by UQP in 1982. Includes poems from Travelling.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Prologuei"My new arm measures its season", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Exemplary Poemi"A tree will move of its own accord,", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Halfway to Avaloni"The motor died with an underwater cough", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Two in Search of Dawni"Black leather streets are polished by the fog", single work poetry (p. 6)
- My Two Sicilian Statuesi"My king and queen united stare at me", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- The Sistine Spidersi"Cracks", single work poetry humour (p. 9)
- A Passage to Indiai"Coming out of my book just now I suddenly smelt the sea", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Nocturne in the Corner Phoneboxi"Someone is playing a trombone", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Developing a Wifei"In the one cool room in the house", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Cool Changei"We say: After a hot day the cool change", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Very Beautiful Winter Day in the Parki"It could be in a park, it could be", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Winter Portraiti"The man with no future found himself in the rain", single work poetry (p. 16)
- The Loveri"The weather is too heavy in the trees,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Thirtyi"One already seethes with green", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- The Old Colonisti"Our old tomcat, with his weak heart,", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Clearing Awayi"Today I chopped back irises", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Slide Nighti"Examine my window carefully:", single work poetry (p. 26-27)
- In Marchi"The buzzing furious atom of my heart", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Ah, Brave New World : I : The Locked Playgroundi"There's a padlock, but the key is lost", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Ah, Brave New World : II (for Robin Hardiman)i"Five hours late and Kennedy underfoot", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
The Sun's Fish Dreaming : The Poetry of Andrew Taylor
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 21 no. 3 2004; (p. 312-323) Duwell surveys the writing life of Andrew Taylor which, in his view, has so far only received fairly superficial and fragmented critical comment and 'awaits a detailed examination'. In considering the different stages of Taylor's development as a poet, Duwell's aim is 'to lay out the elements of that life and to suggest the parameters within which a more detailed discussion might take place'. He sees the overall image of Taylor's poetry as 'continuities inside radical changes of mode' and argues that Taylor's poetry is 'generated out of ... the dichotomy of absence and plenitude' (312). -
Extending the Boundaries of Australian Poetry
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 September 1988; (p. B4)
— Review of Falcon Drinking : The English Poems 1988 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1960-1985 1988 selected work poetry -
Lyrical Travelling
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 102 1988; (p. 36-38)
— Review of Labour Ward 1988 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1960-1985 1988 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1988 selected work poetry
-
Lyrical Travelling
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 102 1988; (p. 36-38)
— Review of Labour Ward 1988 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1960-1985 1988 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 1988 selected work poetry -
Extending the Boundaries of Australian Poetry
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 September 1988; (p. B4)
— Review of Falcon Drinking : The English Poems 1988 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems : 1960-1985 1988 selected work poetry -
The Sun's Fish Dreaming : The Poetry of Andrew Taylor
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 21 no. 3 2004; (p. 312-323) Duwell surveys the writing life of Andrew Taylor which, in his view, has so far only received fairly superficial and fragmented critical comment and 'awaits a detailed examination'. In considering the different stages of Taylor's development as a poet, Duwell's aim is 'to lay out the elements of that life and to suggest the parameters within which a more detailed discussion might take place'. He sees the overall image of Taylor's poetry as 'continuities inside radical changes of mode' and argues that Taylor's poetry is 'generated out of ... the dichotomy of absence and plenitude' (312).
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