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Notes
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Author's comment: The Blue Hills poems are part of a discontinuous sequence begun in The Great Divide.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
St Lucia,
Indooroopilly - St Lucia area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:University of Queensland Press
, 1996 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Easti"Autumn morning, Dandenong line fogbound,", single work poetry (p. 3-7)
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A Literary Lifei"Listening to the Dandenong trains",
single work
poetry
Four variations on a theme.
- From The Cockatoo Draft, single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- After Rimbaudi"Always a tentative presence, I finger", Laurie Duggan (translator), single work poetry (p. 12)
- Roadhouse Bluesi"Three hours hitching, wore down leather heels", Laurie Duggan (translator), single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Letteri""How shall we know all the friends", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Cheerioi"I think continually of those who were truly great", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Elegy : Melbourne 1940-1971, sequence poetry (p. 16-19)
- Degasi"A strange woman combs her hair", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Post-Wari"Lights burn in houses we are not, through", single work poetry (p. 21)
- McCubbin Notesi"Smoke plumes go up from the water tank", single work poetry (p. 22)
- from Anagrams : After Jonathan Williamsi"Robert Adamson", extract poetry (p. 23)
- History : After Robert Lowelli"And Jack, after all, who could forget it,", single work poetry (p. 24)
- No Shit, single work poetry (p. 25)
- Postcardi"To feel wretched is a pleasure of the middle-classes", single work poetry (p. 26)
- From : A Skater on the Sara Riveri"trace marks in the sand", extract poetry (p. 29)
- From : More Northi"a stormy sky like Elsheimer's", extract poetry (p. 30)
- Various Placesi"1. back at Cockatoo", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
- Down the Coasti"Dapto", single work poetry (p. 33-35)
- Sleeping in the Dining Roomi"a vase of dead yellow chrysanthemums", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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New Poems, New Poetry
1997
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , Autumn vol. 57 no. 1 1997; (p. 200-211)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry -
The Direct Approach
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 November 1996; (p. rev 13)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry ; Memorials 1996 single work poetry autobiography -
The Poet's First Rule: Do a Lot with a Little
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1996; (p. 11s)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry -
Australian Poetry's Leavening
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 November 1996; (p. C11)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry -
Duggan's Observation as Sharp as Ever
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 21 October 1996; (p. 26)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry ; The Viewfinder 1996 selected work poetry ; Accidental Grace 1996 selected work poetry
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I've Come to Lower the Tone
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 184 1996; (p. 48-49)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry -
Duggan's Observation as Sharp as Ever
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Mercury , 21 October 1996; (p. 26)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry ; The Viewfinder 1996 selected work poetry ; Accidental Grace 1996 selected work poetry -
Australian Poetry's Leavening
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 November 1996; (p. C11)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry -
The Poet's First Rule: Do a Lot with a Little
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 1996; (p. 11s)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry ; Lightning Tree 1996 selected work poetry -
The Direct Approach
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 November 1996; (p. rev 13)
— Review of New and Selected Poems 1971-1993 1996 selected work poetry ; Memorials 1996 single work poetry autobiography
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