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Notes
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Celebrations and evocations of the author's family and friends, and diverse witnessed or imagined occasions.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Kent Town,
Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area,
Adelaide - North / North East,
Adelaide,
South Australia,:Wakefield Press
, 1999 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Oi"a tadpole rain drop",
single work
poetry
(p. 1)
Note: First Line: a rain drop
- After Breakfasti"At school we were legislated", single work poetry (p. 2)
- In Memory of Our Mutual Friendi"The cheshire grin, the beach cpmlexion", single work poetry (p. 3-4)
- Visit With James McAuleyi"To get entry cards we were told:", single work poetry (p. 5-6)
- Martinis in a Cape Cod Gardeni"Not to Bonaventure Cemetery", single work poetry (p. 7)
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Fog 7.30 A.M.i"Morning early. Stillness",
single work
poetry
(p. 8)
Note: Dedication: for John Unterecker, 1978
- After an Image by Peter Monteathi"A photograph. Not black and white, but fumed", single work poetry (p. 9)
- To Emily Kate on Her Birth : 11 August 1994i"I bet you are robust, and shout a bit", single work poetry (p. 10)
- In the Alphabet of Animals Koala Bear is Qi"A summer night's maze of heat,", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Laconic Enigmai"time to check the heart beat", single work poetry (p. 13)
- A Mother's Vigil Monologuei"As I stem your tide's convulsive fever,", single work poetry (p. 17)
- It Is his Fifty-Ninth Year To Nirvanai"Let's get this straight, Vayu, God of crooked", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Back to the Futurei"The fan all night", single work poetry (p. 33-34)
- Indian Poetry Titles : A Found Poem for Kirpal Singhi"Lone, the hidden seed dancing", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Tertiary Sterotypes in the Corridori"Straits-Chinese porcelain faces", single work poetry (p. 37)
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Pastorali"A hanging last night in the shearing shed:",
single work
poetry
(p. 38)
Note: Dedication: for a 1993 Creative Writing Workshop
- Dying Musings of Ivor Gurney : City of London Mental Hospital, Dartford, Boxing Day 1938i"Prepare, my feet", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- A Philosopher Bailed Up by a 'Curious Yellow' Catechumeni"He's trying to back off down the stairs", single work poetry (p. 41-42)
- He Normally Forgets to Switch Off His Light When He Goes Homei"Were you an anxious child", single work poetry (p. 43)
- Leavesi"I would emulate", single work poetry (p. 44)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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'Past Shapes of Things Present' in the Poetry of Syd Harrex (1935 – )
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Shadow of the Precursor 2012; (p. 48-61) ‘Syd Harrex was born in Smithton, Tasmania, in 1935 and completed his education in Hobart in the 1950s and 60s. He left Tasmania in 1966 to become a Foundation staff member at Flinders University from where he retired in 2001 as Reader in English and Director of the Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English. Harrex began writing and publishing poetry while a student at the University of Tasmania and his poetry retains something of the “silent croon” of his island home. This chapter considers Harrex’s kinship with the poetry of some of his contemporaries and predecessors. It shows how Harrex’s relationship with these writers is a creative dialogue that shapes and enhances his thematic concerns, rather than displaying any sense of Harold Bloom’s “anxiety of influence.” The chapter also charts Harex’s poetic journey through different Australian landscapes and from immediate and personal concerns to an exploration of some of the poetry’s universal themes.’ (48) -
Paying Tribute
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 214 1999; (p. 37-38)
— Review of Dedications 1999 selected work poetry ; Thalia: New and Selected Poems 1998 selected work poetry -
Really Missing Modernism
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 156 1999; (p. 102-106)
— Review of All Lies and Jests 1999 selected work poetry short story ; What a Piece of Work 1999 single work novel ; Dedications 1999 selected work poetry ; Surface Tension 1998 selected work poetry ; Body-Flame : Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Gone Bush with Horrie and Me 1998 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry ; The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; The Genius of Human Imperfection 1998 selected work poetry ; Family Ties : Australian Poems of the Family 1998 anthology poetry ; August 6th 1999 selected work poetry ; Happy Accidents 1999 selected work poetry ; How Many Roads? : The Bob Dylan Theme Team 1998 selected work short story poetry
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Really Missing Modernism
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 156 1999; (p. 102-106)
— Review of All Lies and Jests 1999 selected work poetry short story ; What a Piece of Work 1999 single work novel ; Dedications 1999 selected work poetry ; Surface Tension 1998 selected work poetry ; Body-Flame : Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; Gone Bush with Horrie and Me 1998 selected work poetry ; Editing the Moon 1999 selected work poetry ; The Willing Eye : Poems 1999 selected work poetry ; The Genius of Human Imperfection 1998 selected work poetry ; Family Ties : Australian Poems of the Family 1998 anthology poetry ; August 6th 1999 selected work poetry ; Happy Accidents 1999 selected work poetry ; How Many Roads? : The Bob Dylan Theme Team 1998 selected work short story poetry -
Paying Tribute
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 214 1999; (p. 37-38)
— Review of Dedications 1999 selected work poetry ; Thalia: New and Selected Poems 1998 selected work poetry -
'Past Shapes of Things Present' in the Poetry of Syd Harrex (1935 – )
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Shadow of the Precursor 2012; (p. 48-61) ‘Syd Harrex was born in Smithton, Tasmania, in 1935 and completed his education in Hobart in the 1950s and 60s. He left Tasmania in 1966 to become a Foundation staff member at Flinders University from where he retired in 2001 as Reader in English and Director of the Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English. Harrex began writing and publishing poetry while a student at the University of Tasmania and his poetry retains something of the “silent croon” of his island home. This chapter considers Harrex’s kinship with the poetry of some of his contemporaries and predecessors. It shows how Harrex’s relationship with these writers is a creative dialogue that shapes and enhances his thematic concerns, rather than displaying any sense of Harold Bloom’s “anxiety of influence.” The chapter also charts Harex’s poetic journey through different Australian landscapes and from immediate and personal concerns to an exploration of some of the poetry’s universal themes.’ (48)
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