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Notes
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Dedication: for Andrew Burke / 'and the gray Sunflower poised against the sunset'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Makar Press
, 1978 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Poet with Tongue in Cheek, Discusses His Present Positioni"I sit in the top storey of my rented house", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Poems Against Responsibilityi"What are these quiet voices,", single work poetry (p. 6-7)
- Life Death and Some Words About Themi"The owl disintegrated, mashed", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Realism, Idealism and Poetic Theoryi"By the furnace blast we're forced to work,", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Groovingi"'Grooving along' alone with Buddy Guy as he pulses", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Chant in 5/8i"Watcha mean? Blazing around the countryside", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Seven Mile Beachi"White beach sand simmers in the sun.", single work poetry (p. 12)
- At Wentworth Falls Lookout (for Paul McGillick)i"Nobody now offers answers, only questions.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Protein and Deathi"Even maggots are life.", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Nervesi"Exploding across the synapse,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Transubstantiationi"Wincing, I shoulder the heavy waterfall.", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Celebrating Another Springi"I scrape flaking paint from the boat;", single work poetry (p. 17)
- There'll Always Bei"Thick clouds web the low hills,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- In Imitation of Catullusi"Okay, Gaius Valerius Catullus,", single work poetry (p. 19-22)
- Coming Homei"The roads cleave straight lines", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Chopping Woodi"and the axe cleaves in a sharp splitting popping tearing", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Proletarian Poemi"I awake from dreams of death", single work poetry (p. 25)
- 1865-1975 : Some History in Retrospecti"Flying banners of bourgeois comfort,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- A Poem Which Must Be About Something, sequence poetry (p. 25-28)
- The Philosophic Aspecti"Elijah! I eat the bitter herbs,", single work poetry (p. 26)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Understatement, Overstatment and Full Statement
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , August no. 75 1979; (p. 59-62)
— Review of Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry -
The Visionary Editor
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 462-478)
— Review of Death's Directives 1978 single work sequence poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life 1978 selected work poetry ; Idols of the Market Place and Other Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader No.2 1978 anthology poetry ; Under Cover Agent 1978 selected work poetry ; Invitation to a Marxist Lesbian Party 1978 selected work poetry ; Knabel 1978 selected work poetry ; Under the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes 1978 selected work poetry ; Cup Full of River 1978 selected work poetry ; Blindspot 1977 selected work poetry ; Collecting the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry ; Parabolas : Prose Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) 1978 selected work poetry ; Replacing Mirrors 1975 selected work poetry ; Foot Falls and Notes 1976 selected work poetry ; HongKong Suicide and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Artlook , July vol. 4 no. 6 1978; (p. 41)
— Review of Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 6 no. 3 1978; (p. 124-125)
— Review of Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry ; On Sparse Brush 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes 1978 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 6 no. 3 1978; (p. 124-125)
— Review of Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry ; On Sparse Brush 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes 1978 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1978
single work
review
— Appears in: Artlook , July vol. 4 no. 6 1978; (p. 41)
— Review of Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry -
The Visionary Editor
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , December vol. 39 no. 4 1979; (p. 462-478)
— Review of Death's Directives 1978 single work sequence poetry ; Remembering the Rural Life 1978 selected work poetry ; Idols of the Market Place and Other Poems 1978 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poetry Reader No.2 1978 anthology poetry ; Under Cover Agent 1978 selected work poetry ; Invitation to a Marxist Lesbian Party 1978 selected work poetry ; Knabel 1978 selected work poetry ; Under the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; The Gods Ash Their Cigarettes 1978 selected work poetry ; Cup Full of River 1978 selected work poetry ; Blindspot 1977 selected work poetry ; Collecting the Weather 1978 selected work poetry ; Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry ; Parabolas : Prose Poems 1976 selected work poetry ; The Aviary : Poems (1975-1977) 1978 selected work poetry ; Replacing Mirrors 1975 selected work poetry ; Foot Falls and Notes 1976 selected work poetry ; HongKong Suicide and Other Poems 1976 selected work poetry -
Understatement, Overstatment and Full Statement
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , August no. 75 1979; (p. 59-62)
— Review of Life Death and Some Words About Them 1978 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1979 highly commended Anne Elder Award
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