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  • Author:agent John Tranter http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/tranter-john
Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 At the Florida
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Notes

  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to the memory of my mother Anne Katherine Tranter nee Brown 1906-1989

Contents

* Contents derived from the St Lucia, Indooroopilly - St Lucia area, Brisbane - North West, Brisbane, Queensland,:University of Queensland Press , 1993 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Storm Over Sydneyi"Blustering over the Harbour, brilliant rain", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 3)
The Romans (for Dr Grahame Caisley)i"A sketchy reflection in the smoked window,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 4)
A Marriagei"He takes her hand; she clambers", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 5)
Journeyi"The door slides shut with a hiss and it seems we're moving out", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Ariadne on Lesbosi"Here the past unfolds in a track of wonder", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 8-10)
Leaving the Sixtiesi"Was this what you expected, when you", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 11)
Days in the Capital (after Cavafy, for Helen Williams)i"Those coastal fevers are for young people.", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 12)
God on a Bicyclei"A handful of snow turns into a cloud", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 13)
The Painted Veil (for Philip Mead)i"Looking down from the terrace at dawn", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 14)
Anyone Home ?i"I can hear the stop-work whistle", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 15-17)
Australia Dayi"'Lovely, isn't it? There's something", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 18)
The Moths (for August Kleinzahler)i"The young teacher wipes the blackboard clean", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 19-21)
Opus Deii"What I have scribbled I have scribbled, and thus", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 22-25)
Gravityi"Following the track of the small red ball", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 26)
Decalcomaniai"Your ruin begins here, on the invitation, its", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 27-29)
Dark Harvest (for Dana Gioia)i"Thunder unrolling over the vulnerable city,", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 30-35)
Stony Riveri"Their wilderness is a busy new day, like garbage;", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 39)
At the Floridai"I loved the city like a gift", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Fallingi"The camera lens dips into the river, the silvered", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Hot Nightsi"The sleepy farms, the sunlight on thick grass", John Tranter , single work poetry (p. 44-48)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Metropolitan Landscape Internalised : Tranter's Poems on Sydney Rashmi Bhatnagar , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 53-58)
Bhatnagar draws attention to the centrality of Sydney in the poetry of John Tranter.
At the Florida Tony Scanlon , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Northern Perspective , Dry Season vol. 18 no. 1 1995; (p. 129-130)

— Review of At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry
New Collections Philip Salom , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)

— Review of With One Skin Less Philip Hammial , 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament Leith Morton , 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry ; South China Dane Thwaites , 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia Philip Hodgins , 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
Untitled Douglas Barbour , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Australian-Canadian Studies , vol. 12 no. 2 1994; (p. 75-84)

— Review of The World Faces Johnny Tripod John Millett , 1992 single work drama radio play ; Red Centre Journal : A Journey in Two Parts Kevin Roberts , 1992 sequence poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Sting in the Wattle : Australian Satirical Verse 1993 anthology poetry correspondence extract
John Tranter's Virtual Voices Paul Kane , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , December vol. 8 no. 2 1994; (p. 159)

— Review of At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry
Old Assumptions, New Directions Martin Langford , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , Summer (1994-1995) vol. 54 no. 4 1994; (p. 171-179)

— Review of Flagging Down Time Jill Jones , 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Ninth Satire Stephen J. Williams , 1993 selected work short story poetry biography ; Up On All Fours Philip Hodgins , 1993 selected work poetry
Connections for the Exiles Heather Cam , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 August 1993; (p. 49)

— Review of Blackberry Season Jan Owen , 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry ; Certain Things Robert Gray , 1993 selected work poetry ; The Catullan Rag Peter Rose , 1993 selected work poetry
New Collections Philip Salom , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 139 1995; (p. 83-85)

— Review of With One Skin Less Philip Hammial , 1994 selected work poetry ; The Flower Ornament Leith Morton , 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry ; South China Dane Thwaites , 1994 selected work poetry ; Dispossessed : A Tale of Modern Rural Australia Philip Hodgins , 1994 single work novella ; Memoirs of a Reluctant Traveller Sudesh Mishra , 1994 selected work poetry
[Review] You Have the Power and At the Florida Michael Sariban , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 13 no. 2 1994; (p. 56-57)

— Review of You Have the Power Archie Roach , 1994 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry
Poetry Public and Private A. P. Riemer , 1994 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Autumn vol. 53 no. 1 1994; (p. 156-164)

— Review of The Catullan Rag Peter Rose , 1993 selected work poetry ; At the Florida John Tranter , 1993 selected work poetry
Metropolitan Landscape Internalised : Tranter's Poems on Sydney Rashmi Bhatnagar , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Caring Cultures : Sharing Imaginations : Australia and India 2006; (p. 53-58)
Bhatnagar draws attention to the centrality of Sydney in the poetry of John Tranter.
Jolley Wins Literary Award a Second Time Christopher Richards , 1993 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 23 November 1993; (p. 20)
Jolley's Way with Words, Not Money, Brings New Success Christopher Richards , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Age , 23 November 1993; (p. 16)
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