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  • Author:agent Bruce Beaver http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/beaver-bruce
Issue Details: First known date: 1967... 1967 Open at Random : Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:South Head Press , 1967 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Excursioni"From the lower deck of the throbbing ferry", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
Rememberingi"Always the hills above the town:", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Killersi"Lugging the water bottle from the burrow of the bed", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 13-14)
The Red Ballooni"To those of us with irons in the fire", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 15)
Flower Poemi"Sitting at table contemplating", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Survivori"Block-black, lolling or squatting, senescent sculptor-", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Impresarioi"The Basset is surrounded by the loving", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 18)
Capsicumi"This edible object looming laquered", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 19-20)
Strolling Songi"If we walked well together it was due", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 21)
To Janet and Craig Powelli"I wanted to remind you of today", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 22)
Angel's Weather Angels' Weatheri"Watching Rushcutters' bright bayful of masts and coloured keels,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 23)
Bedlam Winteri"The company of summer, shared", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 25)
I Knew a Man in Christ...i"And I knew a man once come from hell;", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 26)
After the Playi"Now death and life stand off in the wings assuming masks", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 27)
Communicant (for Craig Powell)i"From wilderness of land and sea", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 28)
Husband's Songi"More than ever I'm reminded", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 29)
Cleric's Songi"I wear my senses lightly as", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 29)
Analyst's Songi"She must have something to respect,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 30)
Introspective Survey of Some German Poets in Translationi"Unlike Goethe I kept the good verse from the bad,", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 31)
Poet's Life and Lovesi"Two years old already", Bruce Beaver , single work poetry (p. 32)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

"Having Been Someone Like Myself" : The Early Poetry of Bruce Beaver Martin Duwell , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 23-39)
Bruce Beaver : An Interview with Thomas Shapcott Thomas Shapcott (interviewer), 1976 single work interview biography
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 20 no. 4 1976; (p. 43-49)
[Review] Open at Random [and] The Law of Karma [and] The Autobiography of a Gorgon 1969 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 8 May, 1969; (p. 480)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry ; The Law of Karma : A Progression of Poems Rodney Hall , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Autobiography of a Gorgon and Other Poems Rodney Hall , 1968 selected work poetry
Recent Australian Poetry : Rush to Publication Don Anderson , 1969 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 29 no. 1 1969; (p. 69-77)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry ; I Learn by Going : Poems Craig Powell , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Autobiography of a Gorgon and Other Poems Rodney Hall , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Idealist David Martin , 1968 single work poetry ; Behind My Eyes : Poems B. A. Breen , 1968 selected work poetry ; Windmill Country Dorothy Hewett , 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 David Campbell , 1968 selected work poetry ; Australian Poetry 1968 1968 anthology poetry ; Poems of War and Peace Michael Thwaites , 1968 selected work poetry
New Poetry Frank Kellaway , 1969 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 42 1969; (p. 41-43)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry ; I Learn by Going : Poems Craig Powell , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Autobiography of a Gorgon and Other Poems Rodney Hall , 1968 selected work poetry ; Silence into Song : An Anthology of Australian Verse 1968 anthology poetry extract ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1968 selected work poetry ; Australian Poetry 1968 1968 anthology poetry ; War Poems of a Non-Combatant : A Sequence of Twenty Four Sonnets Cyril E. Goode , 1967 sequence poetry
Passion and the Prosaic : Australian Poetry, 1968 Max Richards , 1969 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Winter vol. 28 no. 2 1969; (p. 268-281)

— Review of Elijah's Ravens : Poems Hal Porter , 1968 selected work poetry ; Behind My Eyes : Poems B. A. Breen , 1968 selected work poetry ; A Voyage of Lions and Other Poems Geoffrey Lehmann , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Law of Karma : A Progression of Poems Rodney Hall , 1968 selected work poetry ; Windmill Country Dorothy Hewett , 1968 selected work poetry ; My Beachcombing Days : Ninety Sea Sonnets John Blight , 1968 selected work poetry ; Selected Poems 1942-1968 David Campbell , 1968 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Female Universe Norman Talbot , 1968 selected work poetry ; Segments of the Bowl Robert Clark , 1967 selected work poetry ; I Learn by Going : Poems Craig Powell , 1968 selected work poetry ; A Suit for Everyman Eric Irvin , 1968 selected work poetry ; New Impulses in Australian Poetry 1968 anthology poetry ; Citizens of Mist Roger McDonald , 1968 selected work poetry ; Grendel Roland Robinson , 1967 selected work poetry ; Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry ; Sheaf Tosser and Other Poems Eric Rolls , 1967 selected work poetry ; Showground Sketchbook and Other Poems Nancy Keesing , 1968 selected work poetry ; After the Assassination and Other Poems R. A. Simpson , 1968 selected work poetry ; The Rock and the Pool Margaret Irvin , 1967 selected work poetry ; The Autobiography of a Gorgon and Other Poems Rodney Hall , 1968 selected work poetry
[Review] Open at Random Margaret Irvin , 1968 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 September 1968; (p. 24)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry
Useful Associations Geoffrey Lehmann , 1968 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 12 October vol. 90 no. 4623 1968; (p. 80)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry ; I Learn by Going : Poems Craig Powell , 1968 selected work poetry ; Windmill Country Dorothy Hewett , 1968 selected work poetry ; Promises Richard Flantz , 1968 selected work poetry
[Review] Open at Random [and] I Learn by Going Robert Ward , 1968 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September vol. 7 no. 11 1968; (p. 206)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry ; I Learn by Going : Poems Craig Powell , 1968 selected work poetry
[Review] Open at Random B. A. Breen , 1968 single work review
— Appears in: Twentieth Century , (1968-1969) vol. 23 no. 1968; (p. 179-181)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry
Bruce Beaver : An Interview with Thomas Shapcott Thomas Shapcott (interviewer), 1976 single work interview biography
— Appears in: Quadrant , April vol. 20 no. 4 1976; (p. 43-49)
Gift-Bearing Hands : The Poetry of Bruce Beaver Craig Powell , 1968 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , September-October vol. 12 no. 5 1968; (p. 13-16)
"Having Been Someone Like Myself" : The Early Poetry of Bruce Beaver Martin Duwell , 1995 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 23-39)
Bruce Beaver's Poetry Robert D. FitzGerald , 1969 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Spring vol. 28 no. 3 1969; (p. 407-412)

— Review of Open at Random : Poems Bruce Beaver , 1967 selected work poetry
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