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Dedication: For Thomas and Jessica.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Pre-thought: Jennifer Rankin's Littoral Topography
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , Summer vol. 18 no. 3 2011; (p. 511-526) 'Whether they were read and recognized locally or internationally, poets such as John Tranter, Pam Brown, John Forbes, and Vicki Viidikas vaulted beyond the nationalist concerns that had preoccupied Australian poetry earlier in the twentieth century ... On the whole, the imagery, references, and voices created by these poets are decidedly urban and often metropolitan, and they are keenly interested in the rules and play of the language game. In other words, their poetries, while unique, are nonetheless densely and reflexively human. For other poets—including Robert Adamson, Robert Gray, Charles Buckmaster, and Jennifer Rankin—however, "the new Australian poetry" meant finding fresh ways to visit representations of place without revisiting established conventions of landscape poetry, colonial, or otherwise ... This essay examines the predominance of littoral topography, specifically the motif of the island, in Rankin's final collection and posthumously published poems, and suggests its significance as a departure point for contemporary poeticsThis essay examines the predominance of littoral topography, specifically the motif of the island, in Rankin's final collection and posthumously published poems, and suggests its significance as a departure point for contemporary poetics'(p. 511) -
Cleanness of Line
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 80 1980; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry -
An Earth to Hold To
1979
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 June 1979; (p. 10) -
The Enduring Earth
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 23 no. 12 1979; (p. 72)
— Review of Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry -
Holding the Elements
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 June 1979; (p. 19)
— Review of Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry
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Feeling the Earth Hold
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 7-8 July 1979; (p. 10)
— Review of Earthquake 1978 single work novella ; Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry ; South 1978 selected work poetry ; Living : Poems 1978 selected work poetry -
Poems of Many Themes and Styles
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 26 June vol. 100 no. 5166 1979; (p. 66-67)
— Review of Voyage into Solitude 1978 selected work poetry ; A Winter's Journey (1976-1977) : Diary Poems 1979 selected work poetry ; Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry ; V Hunter Valley Poets 1978 anthology -
Holding the Elements
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 June 1979; (p. 19)
— Review of Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry -
The Enduring Earth
1979
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 23 no. 12 1979; (p. 72)
— Review of Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry -
Cleanness of Line
1980
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , July no. 80 1980; (p. 60-61)
— Review of Earth Hold 1978 selected work poetry -
Pre-thought: Jennifer Rankin's Littoral Topography
2011
single work
criticism
— Appears in: ISLE : Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment , Summer vol. 18 no. 3 2011; (p. 511-526) 'Whether they were read and recognized locally or internationally, poets such as John Tranter, Pam Brown, John Forbes, and Vicki Viidikas vaulted beyond the nationalist concerns that had preoccupied Australian poetry earlier in the twentieth century ... On the whole, the imagery, references, and voices created by these poets are decidedly urban and often metropolitan, and they are keenly interested in the rules and play of the language game. In other words, their poetries, while unique, are nonetheless densely and reflexively human. For other poets—including Robert Adamson, Robert Gray, Charles Buckmaster, and Jennifer Rankin—however, "the new Australian poetry" meant finding fresh ways to visit representations of place without revisiting established conventions of landscape poetry, colonial, or otherwise ... This essay examines the predominance of littoral topography, specifically the motif of the island, in Rankin's final collection and posthumously published poems, and suggests its significance as a departure point for contemporary poeticsThis essay examines the predominance of littoral topography, specifically the motif of the island, in Rankin's final collection and posthumously published poems, and suggests its significance as a departure point for contemporary poetics'(p. 511) -
An Earth to Hold To
1979
single work
column
biography
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 June 1979; (p. 10)
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