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'In this collection, Reiter extends his experiments with "fusion poetry" to focus on Paul Gauguin, who spent years in Tahiti musing on the fate of artists, especially Vincent Van Gogh, with whom he'd had a stormy relationship at Arles, France.'
Notes
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Author note: "The idea for this book came from the time I spent in Tahiti and the Cook Islands in 1994. My visit to the Gauguin Museum while in Tahiti and my discovery of The Lagoon is Lonely Now by Ronald Symes, a journalist who spent many years living in the Cook Islands, prompted me to write a book that would counterpoint their experiences and impressions of island life with those of more familiar voices."
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Dedication: For Paul and Vincent and those who keep the best stuff for themselves.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Carindale,
Camp Hill - Carina area,
Brisbane - South East,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Interactive Press
, 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Preludesi"wandering Jew", single work poetry (p. 1-5)
- Setting Saili"It's an unlikely gem --", single work poetry (p. 6-13)
- The Silence at Nighti"Almost a month since I landed", single work poetry (p. 14-21)
- Give Me That Old Time Religioni"he'd given his children a taste", single work poetry (p. 22-32)
- Intoxicantsi"making Manihiki beer:", single work poetry (p. 33-43)
- Shedding Skini"dear Mette", single work poetry (p. 44-46)
- Deja-Vui"Am I really getting younger", single work poetry (p. 47-59)
- Settling Ini"When you are far from your land", single work poetry (p. 60-64)
- Masksi"dear M.", single work poetry (p. 65-85)
- Lost in the Translationi"In the Song of Oimara", single work poetry (p. 86-94)
- Change of Pacei"You get off the plane in Papeete", single work poetry (p. 95-104)
- Soaringi"Poreo's old now", single work poetry (p. 105-112)
- Reputationsi"In Tahiti there are many names", single work poetry (p. 113-121)
- Keepsakesi"Can you imagine the moment of a blood-seed?", single work poetry (p. 122-131)
- Twilight of the Godsi"dear Mette", single work poetry (p. 132-141)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also e-book.
Related Works
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y
The Gallery
Carindale
:
IP Digital
,
2000
Z1003697
2000
single work
poetry
The Gallery is a multimedia, interactive CD ROM based on Reiter's fifth book of poems, Letters We Never Sent.
Works about this Work
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[Review] A Deep Fear of Trains
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 2 2000; (p. 116-118)
— Review of A Deep Fear of Trains 2000 selected work poetry ; Letters We Never Sent 2000 selected work poetry ; Every Night They Dance 2000 selected work poetry -
Poetry Shorts
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 221 2000; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Letters We Never Sent 2000 selected work poetry
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Poetry Shorts
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 221 2000; (p. 53-54)
— Review of Letters We Never Sent 2000 selected work poetry -
[Review] A Deep Fear of Trains
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Imago : New Writing , vol. 12 no. 2 2000; (p. 116-118)
— Review of A Deep Fear of Trains 2000 selected work poetry ; Letters We Never Sent 2000 selected work poetry ; Every Night They Dance 2000 selected work poetry
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