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* Contents derived from the
Dynnyrne,
Hobart,
Southeast Tasmania,
Tasmania,:Montpelier Press
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoosi"Random as rags whooshed off a truck", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Absencei"Your absence", single work poetry (p. 3)
- Tasman Peninsulai"Climbing a headland which faces a grey swathe", single work poetry (p. 4-6)
- Lesser Long-eared Bati"Crinkly and frail", single work poetry (p. 7)
-
Tinderbox Hillsi"In the headache of an afternoon",
single work
poetry
(p. 8)
Note: Author note: Tinderbox Hills: south of Hobart, a modest hilly ridge overlooking the River Derwent's mouth to the east and Bruny Island tothe south (p. 70).
- This Rabbiti"You feel lie shooting this rabbit", single work poetry (p. 9)
- On the Rimi"In the present dark,", single work poetry (p. 10-11)
- Bird Studiesi"Curled lip of bird-bath", single work poetry (p. 12-13)
- A Lagavulan Nighti"A friend of ours is dead,", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Each Needle Fumingi"We walk into night drizzle; moonlight trellises ferns and", single work poetry (p. 15)
-
Koonya, a Black Girl : Cape Barren Island, 1828i"She wore a sheen of possum fat,",
single work
poetry
(p. 16)
Note: Titled 'Koonya: Cape Barren Island, 1828'. In his note on the poem (p.70) the author states that no woman of this actual name is known to have lived on Bass Strait's Furneaux Group, of which Cape Barren Island forms a part.
- High Country, Behind Hobarti"The brow of The Mountain has wrinkled", single work poetry (p. 17)
-
To Governor George Arthur in Heaveni"You didn't fornicate, ever,",
single work
poetry
(p. 18)
Note: Author note: Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1823 to 1837, Arthur was under New South Wales jurisdiction and answerable to the Home Office at Westminster. Lines 17 and 18 reflect the version of Matthew 5:37 with which Arthur was familiar (70).
- Hobart 4pm, Mid-winteri"Where Lieutenant Hunter disembarked,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Convict Bricki"A pile of broken bricks", single work poetry (p. 20)
-
Truganini's Soliloquyi"I have know Earth's texture",
single work
poetry
(p. 21-22)
Note: Author note: Truganini died in Hobart in 1876 (p.70).
- Luminous Bodiesi"Her old VW", single work poetry (p. 24-25)
- One Light, Many Lampsi"Caught short by nightfall in a forest;", single work poetry (p. 26-28)
- To Your Fully Open Eyesi"You have emerged from water", single work poetry (p. 29-30)
- Creaturesi"These perfect, inverse cones:", single work poetry (p. 31-32)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
-
Indian Interest in Australian Poetry
2003
extract
criticism
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 28 2003; (p. 115-117) -
Three Aussies and a Pom
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 89 2002; (p. 120-124)
— Review of Equatorial 2001 selected work poetry ; Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry -
States of Equilibrium
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , July-August vol. 12 no. 6 2002; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Darker and Lighter 2001 selected work poetry ; Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry -
Luminous Bodies, by James Charlton
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , June no. 25 2002; (p. 190-191)
— Review of Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry -
Clouds of Utterance
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 241 2002; (p. 37-38)
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father 2002 selected work poetry ; Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry ; The Inland Sea 2001 selected work poetry
-
Natural World the Preferred Theme
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 2 March 2002; (p. 17)
— Review of Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry -
Clouds of Utterance
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 241 2002; (p. 37-38)
— Review of Poems for a Dead Father 2002 selected work poetry ; Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry ; The Inland Sea 2001 selected work poetry -
Luminous Bodies, by James Charlton
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , June no. 25 2002; (p. 190-191)
— Review of Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry -
States of Equilibrium
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , July-August vol. 12 no. 6 2002; (p. 50-51)
— Review of Darker and Lighter 2001 selected work poetry ; Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry -
Three Aussies and a Pom
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Autumn no. 89 2002; (p. 120-124)
— Review of Equatorial 2001 selected work poetry ; Luminous Bodies 2002 selected work poetry -
Indian Interest in Australian Poetry
2003
extract
criticism
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , December no. 28 2003; (p. 115-117)
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