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'From haiku to elegy, these poems move from the Greek Islands to suburban Australia and on to the timeless plains of the imagination. When the brilliant and haunting sequence poem Six Improvisations on the River was first published in England in 1995, it was described as 'weaving into the fabric of history a place for the artist as visionary.'' (Publication summary)
Contents
- The Harbouri"I arrived late one summer evening.", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- A Summer Housei"Between the stone-pine and the cypress", single work poetry
- The Second Journeyi"This then the rumoured region", single work poetry
- Daughter of Kálymnosi"There, by the leafy window, the night", single work poetry
- Viaticumi"Wearied with a greyness of years,", single work poetry
- Aubade for the Lady of Shipsi"On bastions torn off ragged night", single work poetry
- Offeringi"I have sqandered my words", single work poetry
- The Nightingalei"Last night in our square of rubble,", single work poetry
- The Rideri"Send the snake away, hold back", single work poetry
- In the Mirror of Candlesi"In the mirror of candles and shadows", single work poetry
- Towards a Metamorphosisi"As I come out of the burned woods", single work poetry
- The Shrinei"Sometimes, before dark", single work poetry
- Towards the New Millenniumi"Like a prosperous unknown land", single work poetry
- Balladi"What's the bird humming in the treeless land?", single work poetry
- Sonneti"I'd been looking for her vaguely", single work poetry
- The Retreati"He left early last night,", single work poetry
- A Song of Praisei"Faint lightning pulse", single work poetry
- The Gardeni"The garden is minimal: potted geraniums", single work poetry
- Some Observations in the Haiku Manneri"Axe driving wedge through", sequence poetry
- The Quest : A Romantic Talei"They'd been on the road a long time", single work poetry
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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A Lens on Leros : The Poet as Iconographer
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 19 no. 1 2019;'The focus of this essay is on the presence and significance of Leros in the poetry of Dimitris Tsaloumas. Of particular interest is the quality and agency of light; and the inclusion of Greek Orthodox references and imagery in many of his poems. These corporeal and incorporeal aspects of that island are those which Tsaloumas internalised as integral elements of his identity long before he embarked on what was to be a protracted period of voluntary exile. During his years in Australia, which contributed new input to enrich and expand his personal and poetic consciousness, Tsaloumas never lost sight of his original reference points: the natural and cultural context of Leros, and the spiritual precepts with which he was imbued by the Greek Orthodox Church.' (Publication abstract)
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A Diasporic Journey: Greek-Australian Poetry in Bilingual and English Publications
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 41 2013; This article 'is an attempt to give an expository overview of some of the major Greek-Australian poets of the first generation who arrived in Australia in the fifties and the early sixties. They are: Dimitris Tsaloumas (from the island of Leros, arrived in 1952 and settled in Melbourne); Vasso Kalamaras (from Athens, arrived in 1951 and settled in outback Western Australia before moving to Perth in 1960); Yota Krili (from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1959 and settled in Sydney); Dina Amanatides (also from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1958 and settled in Melbourne); and finally, Antigone Kefala (a Greek from Romania who went first to New Zealand in 1951 and finally settled in Sydney in 1960).' -
Mixed Farewells and Arrivals
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 15 no. 1 2001; (p. 54-55)
— Review of The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2000
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 66 2000; (p. 227-229)
— Review of The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: World Literature Today , Summer vol. 73 no. 3 1999; (p. 595-596)
— Review of The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry
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Poetic Antipodean Voices
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Social Alternatives , January vol. 18 no. 1 1999; (p. 81-84)
— Review of Hemingway in Spain and Selected Poems : Words and Images 1997 selected work poetry ; The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry ; Mobius 1998 single work poetry ; Outside Temple Boundaries 1998 selected work poetry ; Frankston 281 1998 sequence poetry ; Wing Corrections 1998 selected work poetry ; The Body's Navigation 1998 selected work poetry ; Memory Shell 1998 selected work poetry ; Steel Bone Notes 1998 selected work poetry ; Shadow-Patches : Haibun 1998 anthology poetry ; Accidental Grace 1996 selected work poetry ; House of Voices 1998 selected work poetry ; A Splash of Sunlight 1998 selected work poetry ; Bermuda and the Other Islands 1998 selected work poetry ; Small Packages no. 3 1998 periodical issue -
Routines & Revelations: New Poetry
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 157 1999; (p. 109-111)
— Review of Dear B 1998 selected work poetry ; The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry ; Waterline 1999 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Three : Beating Time in a Gothic SpaceBeating Time In a Gothic Space 1999 anthology poetry ; Everything Holy 1998 selected work poetry ; Infinite City : 100 Sonnetinas 1999 selected work poetry ; Aerial Photography 1999 selected work poetry ; Landbridge : Contemporary Australian Poetry 1999 anthology poetry ; Black Water : Approaching Zukofsky 1999 selected work poetry -
Words that Can Tolerate Silence
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 27-28 February 1999; (p. 14)
— Review of Jigsaw : Poems and Prose Poems 1998 selected work poetry ; The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry -
Untitled
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 19 March no. 5007 1999; (p. 33)
— Review of The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry -
Mental Voyaging
1999
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 211 1999; (p. 37-38)
— Review of The Harbour 1998 selected work poetry -
A Diasporic Journey: Greek-Australian Poetry in Bilingual and English Publications
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Cordite Poetry Review , 1 February no. 41 2013; This article 'is an attempt to give an expository overview of some of the major Greek-Australian poets of the first generation who arrived in Australia in the fifties and the early sixties. They are: Dimitris Tsaloumas (from the island of Leros, arrived in 1952 and settled in Melbourne); Vasso Kalamaras (from Athens, arrived in 1951 and settled in outback Western Australia before moving to Perth in 1960); Yota Krili (from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1959 and settled in Sydney); Dina Amanatides (also from the Peloponnese, arrived in 1958 and settled in Melbourne); and finally, Antigone Kefala (a Greek from Romania who went first to New Zealand in 1951 and finally settled in Sydney in 1960).' -
A Lens on Leros : The Poet as Iconographer
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: JASAL , vol. 19 no. 1 2019;'The focus of this essay is on the presence and significance of Leros in the poetry of Dimitris Tsaloumas. Of particular interest is the quality and agency of light; and the inclusion of Greek Orthodox references and imagery in many of his poems. These corporeal and incorporeal aspects of that island are those which Tsaloumas internalised as integral elements of his identity long before he embarked on what was to be a protracted period of voluntary exile. During his years in Australia, which contributed new input to enrich and expand his personal and poetic consciousness, Tsaloumas never lost sight of his original reference points: the natural and cultural context of Leros, and the spiritual precepts with which he was imbued by the Greek Orthodox Church.' (Publication abstract)
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