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'Ioana Petrescu's poems are sophisticated, witty and eloquent, using elements of play in both a post-modern way and with enough sense of particular personality to communicate with the reader, and not to create distance. She is obviously familiar with international contemporary writing styles, but it is this sense of personality that finally wins over.
'Maureen Vale writes from within a well recognised world of here and now. Whether she deals with plums (and Eve with a preference for them over apples), 'Figs', 'Going Home', or even exotic subjects like 'Sergei Krikalov Ponders Ten Months in Space' and 'Hypatia's Last Drive', Maureen Vale's poetry is rich with visual images, sense perceptions and a stoic endurance of almost visionary dimensions.
'Julian Zytnik's collection has the nervous edginess of life today, flashing with as many references and innuendos as a TV commercial yet with an underlying regionalism that defines the particularities of place. South Australian place. Quick as a flicked magazine, yet pervaded by an underlying hurt and vulnerability, these poems flex their muscles and reveal their dangerous inner tenderness.' (Publication summary)
Notes
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Contains three individually titled selections.
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Dedication: For Emil and Sergiu, my parents, my friends, and the Friendly Street audience.
Contents
- I Say..., selected work poetry (p. 1-31)
- Eyes Like a Mirrori"Language is not my mirror.", single work poetry (p. 4)
- Definitioni"What is postmodernism? -", single work poetry (p. 5)
- The student lies in her bed In Bed With Philosophers, single work poetry (p. 6)
- My Universitiesi"I was about 20 and my id", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Socratic Dialogue - 20th Centuryi"Teacher, I'm confused, teach me of wisdom.", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Losti"I went to the beach", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Questioni"If I look at you", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Letteri"I wrote you a love letter", single work poetry (p. 11)
- PMTi"She's got a headache.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Partnersi"I like my coffee black, hot", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Empathyi"Shall I say this again", single work poetry (p. 14)
- The Breaki"During the break he tells me", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Two Lousy Daysi"My son has to take slaters to school", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Doing the Correspondencei"We've known each other for a while.", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Dear I,i"His letters open like fridges -", single work poetry (p. 19)
- My Lyric Ii"And now let me read for you", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- A Question of Imagei"I know Dracula, believe me,", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Middle-of-the-Road Poemi"When I want to get rid of my poems", single work poetry (p. 23)
- "Whenever he needs" Public Servicesi"When he needs", single work poetry (p. 24)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 6-7 2000; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The Love Within My Stare 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry ; I Say... 1999 selected work poetry ; Twisting the Rainbow 1999 selected work poetry -
Editorial Hyperbole
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Sidewalk , December no. 4 1999; (p. 94-97)
— Review of Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Three : Beating Time in a Gothic SpaceBeating Time In a Gothic Space 1999 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 20 1999; (p. 73-74)
— Review of I Say... 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry ; The Love Within My Stare 1999 selected work poetry ; Twisting the Rainbow 1999 selected work poetry -
Poetry Friendly
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 214 1999; (p. 36-37)
— Review of I Say... 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Three : Beating Time in a Gothic SpaceBeating Time In a Gothic Space 1999 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry ; The Love Within My Stare 1999 selected work poetry ; Twisting the Rainbow 1999 selected work poetry
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Poetry Friendly
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 214 1999; (p. 36-37)
— Review of I Say... 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Three : Beating Time in a Gothic SpaceBeating Time In a Gothic Space 1999 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry ; The Love Within My Stare 1999 selected work poetry ; Twisting the Rainbow 1999 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 20 1999; (p. 73-74)
— Review of I Say... 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry ; The Love Within My Stare 1999 selected work poetry ; Twisting the Rainbow 1999 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , no. 6-7 2000; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The Love Within My Stare 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry ; I Say... 1999 selected work poetry ; Twisting the Rainbow 1999 selected work poetry -
Editorial Hyperbole
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Sidewalk , December no. 4 1999; (p. 94-97)
— Review of Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Three : Beating Time in a Gothic SpaceBeating Time In a Gothic Space 1999 anthology poetry ; Friendly Street : New Poets Five 1999 selected work poetry