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* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 1980 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- For My Grandfather (1888-1956)i"Too many years of being told", single work poetry (p. 1)
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"Too many years of being told"
Singing at Nighti"This dust I walk upon he might",
sequence
poetry
(p. 1-8)
Note: Although the titles are unchanged, a number of the sequence poems in this publication are considerably and significantly different to that of the 1977 publication.
- Singing at Nighti"She used to sing in bed at night, my mother told me;", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Bencubbin, 1923 "She was sound, her hands sang every chore." Sounds - Bencubbini"She was sound, her hands sang all they did;", single work poetry (p. 2)
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After Harvesti"There is a loneliness that a lifetime",
single work
poetry
(p. 4)
Note: With first line: There is a loneliness no door
- Bencubbin 1933i"It was the rabbits in the end;", single work poetry (p. 5)
- Ruaboni"I went there once.", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Contracts - Glen Forresti""Making a go" of orchards in the hills", single work poetry (p. 7)
- For my Grandmother (1900-1963)i"How difficult it must have been,", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Builderi"There is an acreage I would like to own.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Rootsi"I dig bracken", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Karrii"Ringed and bitten", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Towni"Grey asbestos morning.", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Sanctuaryi"The summer revellers are bedded now,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Forest Womani"I watch her in the straight forest,", single work poetry (p. 15)
- The Garden Revisitedi"Going south in summer and even", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- The Witch's Daughteri"My daughter cannot wait for me", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Daniel's Nighti"I watch", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Goosei"There is a goose on my wall", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Phoenix Woman (Miss Jean Brodie)i"There, Il Duce curls in a wave,", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Form : A Poetry Chronicle
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 40 no. 3 1981; (p. 349-360)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse 1981 anthology poetry ; Stalin's Holidays : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Singing at Night 1980 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times 1980 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Country & Eastern : A Featurette 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Division of Anger : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Snow in Summer 1980 selected work poetry ; Among the Living 1980 selected work poetry
-
Form : A Poetry Chronicle
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin , Spring vol. 40 no. 3 1981; (p. 349-360)
— Review of The Penguin Book of Modern Australian Verse 1981 anthology poetry ; Stalin's Holidays : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; The Lines of the Hand : Poems 1976-79 1981 selected work poetry ; Armistice : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Be Faithful Go : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Lives : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Singing at Night 1980 selected work poetry ; Quarry : A Selection of Contemporary Western Australian Poetry 1981 anthology poetry ; River : Written in Near about the Allyn River 1978-1979 and the City of the Long Red Cloud at Other Times 1980 selected work poetry ; Where Two Rivers Meet 1980 selected work poetry essay ; Astral Sea : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Country & Eastern : A Featurette 1980 selected work poetry short story ; The Division of Anger : Poems 1980 selected work poetry ; Winter Driving : Poems 1981 selected work poetry ; Snow in Summer 1980 selected work poetry ; Among the Living 1980 selected work poetry
Awards
- 1997 commended Artlook/Shell Literary Award
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