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Dedication: for James Gidley
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:South Head Press
, 1964 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Ocean Beachi"By this sea-wall we sat and spoke a while", single work poetry (p. 7)
- A View from the Bridge-Raili"Saturday afternoons you sat", single work poetry (p. 8-9)
- Harbour Sonnets, sequence poetry (p. 10-12)
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The Safe Placei"It was their mothers made this cubby-hole",
single work
poetry
(p. 13)
Note: Epigraph: 'The safe place all men make / To hide themselves from happiness.' - Elizabeth Jennings
- Birds, Bees and Sunflower Seedsi"He makes a meal of seeds", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Necessitiesi"A man may learn to joy", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Simpaticoi"You wish to live my life a little while", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Exiti"Behaviour is more human than we know.", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Letters from Sydneyi"Once upon a time among many this city", single work poetry (p. 18-22)
- Third Degreei"`Why are you troubled, young man, young man?", single work poetry (p. 23)
- City Folki"The blue-metal doves, the gravel-", single work poetry (p. 24)
- Giving and Forgettingi"It is your giving that we cannot use", single work poetry (p. 25)
- A Word Like Lovei"Easy enough, come into harbour's calm,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Halfway Songi"Once it was needing more than bread", single work poetry (p. 26)
- A Falling Sicknessi"Out of infected ground of war and commerce,", single work poetry (p. 27)
- Separationi"Not only out of sight makes out of mind", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Chainman's diary, sequence poetry (p. 29-35)
- Off the Brochurei"The view from the top of Mount Eden is really worth", single work poetry (p. 36-38)
- Holidayi"I wanted facts.", single work poetry war literature (p. 39-40)
- Albert Park, Auckland, Bruce Beaver , sequence poetry (p. 41-42)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Diminished but Never Dismissed : The Confessional Poetry of Sylvia Plath and Bruce Beaver
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 29 no. 1 2015; (p. 117-127) 'Using The Collected Poems (1981), Schetrumpf investigates Sylvia Plath's use of lyric address and her confrontation with patriarchal oppression, post-Holocaust existence, depression, and suicide. She also examines two of the recurring symbols that lead to the primal core of her poetry. She then compare Plath's content and methods with Bruce Beaver's experiments with various forms of lyric address, confrontation with mental illness, politicized war, and postmodern violence, and experiences of aging and death in Letters to Live Poets (1969). Finally, she examines two of the encoded symbols of the many that litter Beaver's landscapes of Manly.' (Publication abstract) -
Bruce Beaver, Totemic Space and Poetry's 'You' : The Three 'Rilke' Letters
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 178-198) 'Bruce Beaver was a generous voice in Australian poetry. His poems continue to speak of that singular dedication to the process of creation that characterised his life. The making impulse touched it on all sides, reaching outwards at the same time as it drew others close: his relationships, either creative or personal or both frequently find a way into his poems.' (p. 178) -
The Love Poetry of Bruce Beaver
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 40-52) -
"Having Been Someone Like Myself" : The Early Poetry of Bruce Beaver
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 23-39) -
Bruce Beaver's Poetry
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Spring vol. 28 no. 3 1969; (p. 407-412)
— Review of Open at Random : Poems 1967 selected work poetry
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Untitled
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 13 March 1965; (p. 11)
— Review of The Mankind Thing 1964 selected work poetry ; Seawall and Shoreline : Poems 1964 selected work poetry ; This Real Pompeii and Other Poems 1964 selected work poetry -
Six Voices of Australian Poetry
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 25 no. 2 1965; (p. 131-137)
— Review of The Mankind Thing 1964 selected work poetry ; In the Poet's Eye : A Verse Play in Three Acts 1964 single work drama ; All the Room 1964 selected work poetry ; World Without Strangers? 1964 selected work poetry ; Seawall and Shoreline : Poems 1964 selected work poetry ; This Real Pompeii and Other Poems 1964 selected work poetry -
No Country for Old Men
1964
single work
review
— Appears in: Poetry Australia , December no. 1 1964; (p. 23-25)
— Review of Seawall and Shoreline : Poems 1964 selected work poetry ; This Real Pompeii and Other Poems 1964 selected work poetry ; The Mankind Thing 1964 selected work poetry -
Poetry, Verse and Worse
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February vol. 4 no. 4 1965; (p. 69)
— Review of Seawall and Shoreline : Poems 1964 selected work poetry ; World Without Strangers? 1964 selected work poetry ; A Flame Across the Sky : a selection by the author 1964 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1965
single work
review
— Appears in: Landfall , vol. 19 no. 1965; (p. 393-395)
— Review of Seawall and Shoreline : Poems 1964 selected work poetry -
Bruce Beaver, Totemic Space and Poetry's 'You' : The Three 'Rilke' Letters
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 69 no. 3 2010; (p. 178-198) 'Bruce Beaver was a generous voice in Australian poetry. His poems continue to speak of that singular dedication to the process of creation that characterised his life. The making impulse touched it on all sides, reaching outwards at the same time as it drew others close: his relationships, either creative or personal or both frequently find a way into his poems.' (p. 178) -
Gift-Bearing Hands : The Poetry of Bruce Beaver
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
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 23-39) -
The Love Poetry of Bruce Beaver
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 55 no. 1 1995; (p. 40-52) -
Bruce Beaver's Poetry
1969
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Quarterly , Spring vol. 28 no. 3 1969; (p. 407-412)
— Review of Open at Random : Poems 1967 selected work poetry
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