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* Contents derived from the
South Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Coconut Storyi"when the old man found the coconut", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- A Short Tour of the Cocos Atolli"From Rumah Baru the runabout", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- West Island Reporti"It's little wonder the Home Islanders", single work poetry (p. 14-16)
- Indian Ocean Odei"The long arms of a cyclonic nebula", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Heartbreak Drivei"Heartbreak Drive, Cocos's Boulevard", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Cocos Doldrumsi"Incestuous, the tunes of air stilled", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Dogsi"Only JCR has a dog on Cocos.", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Scandali"outside the administrator's compound they sit", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Essay on Rumoursi"The night movements of land crabs", single work poetry (p. 23-24)
- Cocos Oral History - Jim's Storyi"Eight years old & making sugar", single work poetry (p. 25-27)
- An Escape from the Gardens of Oceania Housei"That in this garden where a talking tree", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Fire Antsi"They're loading", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Letter to Rosalii"Hey Home Boy, what's happening", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Heading South Through the Long Paddocki"On the last day of November", single work poetry (p. 34-37)
- She-oaksi"We had assumed", single work poetry (p. 38)
- Rat Tunnels in the Wall of the Horse Dami"Like monks tunnelling into desert", single work poetry (p. 39)
- Spring Feveri"Sawdust soaked in kerosene", single work poetry (p. 40-41)
- Thinking Back To Last Year's Floodsi"The impact of dipping deep into the floodway,", single work poetry (p. 42)
- Halflighti"I walk the waterlogged paddocks,", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Locusts (for David Ray)i"That soon they'll move", single work poetry (p. 44)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Salt Scars : John Kinsella's Wheatbelt
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 27 no. 2 2012; (p. 18-31) -
Australia Rules
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Agenda , Spring/Summer vol. 41 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 169-178)
— Review of Rattus Rattus : New and Selected Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; Blister Pack 2005 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; The Ash Range 1987 single work poetry ; Compared to What : Selected Poems 1971-2003 2005 selected work poetry ; The Waters of Marah : Selected Prose 1973-1995 2003 selected work prose ; Imageless World 2003 selected work poetry ; Doppler Effect 2004 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , June vol. 4 no. 5 1997; (p. 11)
— Review of Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry -
The Necessity of True Speaking
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 41 no. 11 1997; (p. 74-77)
— Review of The Majestic Rollerink 1996 selected work poetry ; The Viewfinder 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Accidental Grace 1996 selected work poetry -
Powerful Voices from Across the Nullarbor
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 May 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Bluebeard in Drag : Poems 1996 selected work poetry
-
Australia Rules
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: Agenda , Spring/Summer vol. 41 no. 1-2 2005; (p. 169-178)
— Review of Rattus Rattus : New and Selected Poems 2005 selected work poetry ; Blister Pack 2005 selected work poetry ; Collected Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; The Ash Range 1987 single work poetry ; Compared to What : Selected Poems 1971-2003 2005 selected work poetry ; The Waters of Marah : Selected Prose 1973-1995 2003 selected work prose ; Imageless World 2003 selected work poetry ; Doppler Effect 2004 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry -
Rhythms of the Storm
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , October vol. 2 no. 9 1997; (p. 32)
— Review of Filth and Other Poems 1997 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Metre : A Magazine of International Poetry no. 2 Spring 1997 periodical issue ; Poems : Seven Ages 1997 selected work poetry ; Pearls and Bullets 1997 selected work poetry -
Powerful Voices from Across the Nullarbor
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 May 1997; (p. C10)
— Review of Pushing at Silence 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Bluebeard in Drag : Poems 1996 selected work poetry -
The Poet's First Rule: Do a Lot with a Little
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1996; (p. 11s)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry -
The Necessity of True Speaking
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 41 no. 11 1997; (p. 74-77)
— Review of The Majestic Rollerink 1996 selected work poetry ; The Viewfinder 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry ; Accidental Grace 1996 selected work poetry -
Salt Scars : John Kinsella's Wheatbelt
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , vol. 27 no. 2 2012; (p. 18-31) -
Reader, I Married Him
John Kinsella
,
Tracy Ryan
,
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 192 1997; (p. 36-41)
Awards
- 1998 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Poetry
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