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Issue Details: First known date: 1992... 1992 Spiral : A Collection of Poems
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Notes

  • Dedication: In memory of my mother, Majorie Innes Ulcoq (Mackenzie) who shared her love of poetry with me, and with many friends.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Clayton, Murrumbeena - Oakleigh - Springvale area, Melbourne South East, Melbourne, Victoria,:English Dept., Arts Faculty, Monash University , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Spirali"Impossible to escape the spiral", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 5)
Watcheri"Up there under the roof", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 6)
In the Midst of Life...i"`I'm dead' she says at day's end,", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 7)
A Mother and Her Mythi"`Once upon a time'", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 8)
Special Childi"Threading dance of chromosomes", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 9)
At Banyulei"`I used to stay here", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 10)
Storming the Regenti"`We'll have afternoon tea at the Regent,'", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 11)
Busyi"Her terrier face lifts", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 12)
Climbingi"Your country is cold", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 13)
Fine Art and Infinityi"Among groves of oak across daisied lawns", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 14)
Exotic Floweri"`I love your native flowers' said the migrant,", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 15)
Old Identity, Jindabynei"Bearded, the shapeless hat shading his face,", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 16)
Pacific Beachi"At night", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 17)
Pepperinai"Peppercorn trees,", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 18)
Freewayi"We fly along dark lanes under lozenge lamps.", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 19)
Hauntingsi"A jazz band in Bourke Street", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 20)
Spirit of the Landi"The first tribes watched from nameless cliffs,", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 21)
Isolation, Iron Countryi"Houses press flowers of light on blackness;", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 22)
Family Film Nighti"That year we lived in mountains; now we see", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 23)
Other People's Partiesi"Outer Magnolia parties tend to fizzle,", Marguerite Varday , single work poetry (p. 24)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Untitled Stella Turner , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 2 no. 1 1994; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Spiral : A Collection of Poems Marguerite Varday , 1992 selected work poetry
Profusion of Poetry Michael Dugan , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 130 1993; (p. 90-92)

— Review of Tandava Sudesh Mishra , 1992 selected work poetry ; Australian Alphabet Timoshenko Aslanides , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Edge of It Colleen Burke , 1992 selected work poetry ; Triggers : Turning Experiences into Poetry Geoff Goodfellow , 1992 single work criticism ; Spiral : A Collection of Poems Marguerite Varday , 1992 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God Mal Morgan , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Exorcism Trip Bev Roberts , 1992 selected work poetry
The View from Where You Are John Davies , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 52 no. 4 1992; (p. 169-176)

— Review of Secretary to Praise Peter Gebhardt , 1992 selected work poetry ; Australian Alphabet Timoshenko Aslanides , 1992 selected work poetry ; Spiral : A Collection of Poems Marguerite Varday , 1992 selected work poetry ; Gravel Corners : Poems Geoff Page , 1992 selected work poetry ; Lost Things and Other Poems Warrick Wynne , 1992 selected work poetry ; The View from a Ninetieth Birthday : Lyrical Poems of Old Age Ernest G. Moll , 1992 selected work poetry
Untitled Stella Turner , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Multicultural Book Review , vol. 2 no. 1 1994; (p. 18-19)

— Review of Spiral : A Collection of Poems Marguerite Varday , 1992 selected work poetry
Profusion of Poetry Michael Dugan , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 130 1993; (p. 90-92)

— Review of Tandava Sudesh Mishra , 1992 selected work poetry ; Australian Alphabet Timoshenko Aslanides , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Edge of It Colleen Burke , 1992 selected work poetry ; Triggers : Turning Experiences into Poetry Geoff Goodfellow , 1992 single work criticism ; Spiral : A Collection of Poems Marguerite Varday , 1992 selected work poetry ; Once Father and God Mal Morgan , 1992 selected work poetry ; The Exorcism Trip Bev Roberts , 1992 selected work poetry
The View from Where You Are John Davies , 1992 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 52 no. 4 1992; (p. 169-176)

— Review of Secretary to Praise Peter Gebhardt , 1992 selected work poetry ; Australian Alphabet Timoshenko Aslanides , 1992 selected work poetry ; Spiral : A Collection of Poems Marguerite Varday , 1992 selected work poetry ; Gravel Corners : Poems Geoff Page , 1992 selected work poetry ; Lost Things and Other Poems Warrick Wynne , 1992 selected work poetry ; The View from a Ninetieth Birthday : Lyrical Poems of Old Age Ernest G. Moll , 1992 selected work poetry
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