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Notes
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Epigraph: 'We'll all go together when we go.' - Tom Lehrer
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Queensland Community Press
, 1984 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Rat Catchersi"By the jacaranda my father and I", single work poetry (p. 9-11)
- Shooting Teami"That summer we learned about", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Americans are Playingi"The Americans are playing at Pine Gap, Australia:", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Flt. Sgt. Robert Williams Achieves Unassisted Flighti"The enlisted men won't talk about it,", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Twentieth Centuryi"fifty years", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Coming Home (after a Poem by Bruce Dawe)i"They're bringing them home, on Qantas, Singapore Airlines", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Superman in Our Towni"When Superman first came to our town it was 1949,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Tomorrow Loses Its Excitementi"Tomorrow loses its excitement.", single work poetry (p. 21)
- Dingoesi"There are many reasons to dislike dingoes.", single work poetry (p. 22-24)
- Taking Personal Orientationi"Taking personal orientation from a scientific fact,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Therapy for the Youngi"There are people who are called in after suicides", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Trucksi"Just as she looked at me", single work poetry (p. 27)
- The Meaning of Life : 2i"Is every individual valuable?", single work poetry (p. 28)
- Starlingsi"Let us find a place central to none,", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Bush Lullabyi"One cackling kookaburra swept from the trees", single work poetry satire (p. 30)
- Balancing Act: Computer Errori"at a point where the bullets", single work poetry (p. 31)
- Improvisationi"You get used to improvisation", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Agoraphobiai"I went to the door and looked out", single work poetry (p. 33-36)
- April Musici"You'd think young men when grown up", single work poetry (p. 39-40)
- Swarmi"A swarm of choppers has no beauty", single work poetry (p. 41)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Velvet Alienation
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 10 no. 2 1991; (p. 56)
— Review of Velvet Waters 1990 selected work short story ; We'll All Go Together 1984 selected work poetry ; Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
Public and Private Poems
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 100 1985; (p. 94-96)
— Review of The One True History 1984 selected work poetry ; We'll All Go Together 1984 selected work poetry ; Singers and Winners : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night 1984 selected work poetry ; Love and the Outer World : Selected Poems 1984 selected work poetry -
Clarity in Verse
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 70 1985; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The One True History 1984 selected work poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall 1984 selected work poetry ; We'll All Go Together 1984 selected work poetry ; Outbreak of Peace : Poems and Notes from Pine Gap 1984 selected work poetry autobiography
-
Velvet Alienation
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , July vol. 10 no. 2 1991; (p. 56)
— Review of Velvet Waters 1990 selected work short story ; We'll All Go Together 1984 selected work poetry ; Counting Backwards and Other Stories 1991 selected work short story -
Clarity in Verse
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 70 1985; (p. 26-27)
— Review of The One True History 1984 selected work poetry ; At the Institute for Total Recall 1984 selected work poetry ; We'll All Go Together 1984 selected work poetry ; Outbreak of Peace : Poems and Notes from Pine Gap 1984 selected work poetry autobiography -
Public and Private Poems
1985
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , September no. 100 1985; (p. 94-96)
— Review of The One True History 1984 selected work poetry ; We'll All Go Together 1984 selected work poetry ; Singers and Winners : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Windfalls : Poems 1984 selected work poetry ; Listening at Night 1984 selected work poetry ; Love and the Outer World : Selected Poems 1984 selected work poetry
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