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Notes
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Dedication: For Margaret
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Jacaranda Press
, 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Sonneti"Though I should know the shadows of the sea", single work poetry (p. 3)
- River Scenei"Under the flood-wrought bottlebrush the river shallowed", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Denmark Hilli"So much more the hill than age, that times", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- The Fifth of Novemberi"In this new season of the bud's blue flame", single work poetry (p. 7-8)
- Late Winter, Queenslandi"The colour of time is sky", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Lake Swansi"Black and snake-sharp, suddenly the swans", single work poetry (p. 10)
- At Night, Footstepsi"When is there an end of beginning?", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Sleeping Treesi"Before this hill became ourselves there were", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Columbinei"Beneath a wavering artificial moon", single work poetry (p. 13)
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Mount Flindersi"Land does not know me, though I found in it",
single work
poetry
(p. 14-15)
Note: With alt title: "Mt. Flinders"
- Hawki"Although the field-tanned sparrowhawk suspends", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Water Skieri"Water fans apart and gasps", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Mt. Gloriousi"Because that day was all the blossoming birds", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Blue Mountains After Raini"Water: leaves are robins", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- Virgin Forest, Southern New South Walesi"I remember a land of evening eyes", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Wavesi"Together in our lonely lusts we rise", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Beyond My Lovei"Time, which whispers night into your hair", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Time on Firei"Choked by the fire in the years I make", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Finchesi"A tiny spill of bird-things in a swirl", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Evergreeni"No snow scathes through this tree nor has it ever.", single work poetry (p. 26)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Thomas Shapcott
Barbara Williams
(interviewer),
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 34 no. 1 1989; (p. 43-52) In Other Words : Interviews with Australian Poets 1998; (p. 198-212, notes 277-278) -
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott
1967
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 26 no. 2 1967; (p. 182-187) -
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott : Some Observations
1963
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Makar , 19 June no. 15 1963; (p. 26 - 30) -
Wind and Weather
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 23 1962; (p. 59)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry -
Seven Books of Verse
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Autumn vol. 6 no. 2 1962; (p. 89-94)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry ; Australian Poets Speak 1961 anthology poetry criticism ; The Best Poems of Hugh McCrae 1961 selected work poetry ; Dark Wind Blowing 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Kenneth Mackenzie 1961 selected work poetry ; Nightmares and Sunhorses 1961 selected work poetry
-
Seven Books of Verse
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , Autumn vol. 6 no. 2 1962; (p. 89-94)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry ; Australian Poets Speak 1961 anthology poetry criticism ; The Best Poems of Hugh McCrae 1961 selected work poetry ; Dark Wind Blowing 1961 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems of Kenneth Mackenzie 1961 selected work poetry ; Nightmares and Sunhorses 1961 selected work poetry -
Queensland Simplicities
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 1 no. 1 1961; (p. 11-12)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry -
So Wide a Territory
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 11 November vol. 82 no. 4265 1961; (p. 38)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry ; Dark Wind Blowing 1961 selected work poetry -
Poetry Chronicle
1961
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , December vol. 20 no. 4 1961; (p. 492-508)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry ; Socrates and Other Poems 1961 selected work poetry ; Masters in Israel 1961 selected work poetry ; Inside the Whale : Poems 1960 selected work poetry -
Wind and Weather
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 23 1962; (p. 59)
— Review of Time on Fire 1961 selected work poetry -
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott : Some Observations
1963
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Makar , 19 June no. 15 1963; (p. 26 - 30) -
The Poetry of Thomas W. Shapcott
1967
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 26 no. 2 1967; (p. 182-187) -
Thomas Shapcott
Barbara Williams
(interviewer),
1989
single work
interview
— Appears in: Westerly , March vol. 34 no. 1 1989; (p. 43-52) In Other Words : Interviews with Australian Poets 1998; (p. 198-212, notes 277-278)
Awards
- 1961 winner Grace Leven Poetry Prize
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