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Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 Word from Lilliput : Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: For my parents

Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:Hawthorn Press , 1973 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
For Paul at Twenty Onei"Sitting below the More that Holbein knew,", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 1-2)
For a Momenti"The lion's slung back snarling jaw", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Seasi"I straddle driftwood as the tart tea swills,", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Paper Mirrori"My ghost is bowing in the window as", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
Saying (for David and Philippa Moody)i"The frame can barely hold them as they flare,", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 7)
Turni"It is the way they turn tumbles the heart.", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 8)
XXIi"Praising is all a poet understands;", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 9)
Campusi"Whether I lie and lace", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 10-12)
Their Eyes in Time are Lighted by the Deepi"Their eyes in time are lighted by the deep:", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 13)
Between the Chill and Courage of a Birthi"Between the chill and courage of a birth", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 14)
Les Autresi"always it was the others played it cool", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 15)
A.D. 33i"In the end at least the dying was not his", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 16)
Revelations (for John Gerard)i"However they do it this morning it isn't", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 17)
Dogi"Being old and sane enough a dog to stay", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 18)
Footnotei"After the incident the bears were not", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 19)
King Tidei"An hour ago the light could glaze alive", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 20)
Fooli"You cannot remember how the pattern began", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 21-22)
Birthday Ode for Barbara Fuchsi"A Macedonian address", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 23-27)
Fractions : Advice?i"You kindle only when you warn,", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 28)
Fractions : After the Fulminationi"The `so-called intellectuals' muse,", Peter Steele , single work poetry (p. 28)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Hawthorn Press , 1973 .
      Extent: 52p.
      Note/s:
      • Introduction by Patrick McCaughey (pp. 11-15).
      ISBN: 0725601140
      Series: y separately published work icon The Hawthorn Poets Melbourne : Hawthorn Press , 1971-1979 Z1145080 1970 series - publisher Series published between 1970 and 1979 by Hawthorn Press. Numbering of the series appears on the dustjackets of the volumes. Mudie's Look! The Kingfisher may be the first of the series of thiry-one but this has not been verified. Number in series: 10

Works about this Work

The Hunting and the Haunting Peter Steele , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: In Search of the Whole : Twelve Essays on Faith and Academic Life 2011; (p. 165-178)
The Search for Continuity and Identity : A Review of Twelve Volumes of Recent Australian Poetry S. E. Lee , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 35 no. 3 1975; (p. 294-312)

— Review of Graham Simmons : Poems Graham Simmons , 1974 selected work poetry ; Times and Seasons : An Introduction to Bruce Dawe Basil Shaw , 1974 single work criticism ; Australian Voices : A Collection of Poetry and Pictures 1974 anthology poetry ; Word from Lilliput : Poems Peter Steele , 1973 selected work poetry ; A Bone Flute : Poems Philip Martin , 1974 selected work poetry ; Australia's Ukrainian Poets R. H. Morrison (translator), 1973 anthology poetry ; The Secret Day R. L. Frye , 1973 selected work poetry ; 3 Poets 1974 Grahame Pitt , Mal Andersen , Laurie Neill , 1974 selected work poetry ; Lauds and Plaints : Poems (1968-1972) Bruce Beaver , 1974 selected work poetry ; Seasons of Love : Poems Marjorie Pizer , 1975 selected work poetry ; Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems David Malouf , 1974 selected work poetry ; In an Australian Country Graveyard and Other Poems Hal Porter , 1974 selected work poetry
The Search for Continuity and Identity : A Review of Twelve Volumes of Recent Australian Poetry S. E. Lee , 1975 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , September vol. 35 no. 3 1975; (p. 294-312)

— Review of Graham Simmons : Poems Graham Simmons , 1974 selected work poetry ; Times and Seasons : An Introduction to Bruce Dawe Basil Shaw , 1974 single work criticism ; Australian Voices : A Collection of Poetry and Pictures 1974 anthology poetry ; Word from Lilliput : Poems Peter Steele , 1973 selected work poetry ; A Bone Flute : Poems Philip Martin , 1974 selected work poetry ; Australia's Ukrainian Poets R. H. Morrison (translator), 1973 anthology poetry ; The Secret Day R. L. Frye , 1973 selected work poetry ; 3 Poets 1974 Grahame Pitt , Mal Andersen , Laurie Neill , 1974 selected work poetry ; Lauds and Plaints : Poems (1968-1972) Bruce Beaver , 1974 selected work poetry ; Seasons of Love : Poems Marjorie Pizer , 1975 selected work poetry ; Neighbours in a Thicket : Poems David Malouf , 1974 selected work poetry ; In an Australian Country Graveyard and Other Poems Hal Porter , 1974 selected work poetry
The Hunting and the Haunting Peter Steele , 2011 single work criticism
— Appears in: In Search of the Whole : Twelve Essays on Faith and Academic Life 2011; (p. 165-178)
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