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Notes
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'The poems explore the politics and cultural issues of Africa, Australia and Indonesia - particularly the themes of violence, love, justice and the effects of landscape and place on the human psyche.'
(Source: Fremantle Arts Centre Press, publisher note.)
Affiliation Notes
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Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as some poems contain references to 'Asia'.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fremantle,
Fremantle area,
South West Perth,
Perth,
Western Australia,:Fremantle Press
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Bombingi"Instead of a signature he bites his shoulder.", single work poetry (p. 9)
- The Failure of Speech : The Addresseei"You, the addressee, may be seated", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Failure of Speech : The Speakeri"She registers the depth of her lungs", single work poetry (p. 10)
- The Failure of Speech, sequence poetry (p. 10-11)
- The Failure of Speech : The Eari"A pillar of water pouring", single work poetry (p. 11)
- That Womani"She starts to scream", single work poetry (p. 12)
- Vleiswondi"In the torso bones are like lengths of rocks,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- Recordi"The nocturnal river", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Lion Dance at a Political Demonstrationi"Stare into the glass eye", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Dreams Crossing the Nullarbori"Dusty eagles, levianthans of the scalding air, rise", single work poetry (p. 17)
- Victoria Squarei"Adelaide's grid is a mirrored maze", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Towards Wilpena Pound, South Australiai"When salt- and bluebush country", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Tasmanian Observations : Devil's Gulleti"In staring down, our sight becomes falling rock,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Tasmanian Observations : On the Plateaui"Buttongrass moorland, edged by snowgums,", single work poetry (p. 20)
- Tasmanian Observations, sequence poetry (p. 20-21)
- Tasmanian Observations : Visitors Centrei"The Thylacine, in hologram,", single work poetry (p. 21)
- In a Forest (Before He Saw the Thylacine)i"The question of how a limb vanishes", single work poetry (p. 22)
- Melbourne, A Nocturnei"Although in Melbourne the mica specks in the night road", single work poetry (p. 23)
- Returningi"Soaring and swooping like a raptor", single work poetry (p. 24)
- On a Coastal Walk Up from Augustai"Trudging across an inlet with the winter tide rushing in", single work poetry (p. 25)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- y Literary Migrations : White, English-Speaking Migrant Writers in Australia Wollongong : 2011 Z1860612 2011 single work thesis 'In this thesis, I am arguing that [a] false core/periphery binary has made a particular group of migrants ,-those who are white and have migrated from English-speaking countries - invisible - invisible as migrants, that is. For the writers within this group, this leads to a critical blindness in relation to their work and place within Australian national literature. As a critic, however, I look at the work of Ruth Park, Alex Miller and John Mateer and see it is profoundly influenced by their migrant experience. More often than not they write about themes that are typical of migrant writing: alienation, identity, belonging, home, being in-between cultures, history. For a more appropriate, complete appreciation of their work, this thesis argues that it is imperative to go back to the beginning and return the 'default setting' of migrant to its literal meaning.' [From the author's abstract]
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Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections 2000 single work poetry -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Colloquy : Text Theory Critique , May no. 7 2003;
— Review of Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Loanwords
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 44-45)
— Review of Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 14 2003;
— Review of Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry
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Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , April no. 14 2003;
— Review of Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry -
[Review] Loanwords
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 10 no. 2 2003; (p. 44-45)
— Review of Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry -
Untitled
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Colloquy : Text Theory Critique , May no. 7 2003;
— Review of Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry -
Antidotes to Heavy Weather : New Poetry
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Spring no. 172 2003; (p. 87-90)
— Review of Night of Warehouses : Poems 1978-2000 2001 selected work poetry ; My Lover's Back : 79 Love Poems 2002 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; En Passant 2003 selected work poetry ; Poems for a Dead Father 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry ; Land Partition : 8 Sections 2000 single work poetry -
Hardy Perennials
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , March no. 239 2002; (p. 55-56)
— Review of Going Feral 2002 selected work poetry ; Hothouse 2002 selected work poetry ; Loanwords 2002 selected work poetry - y Literary Migrations : White, English-Speaking Migrant Writers in Australia Wollongong : 2011 Z1860612 2011 single work thesis 'In this thesis, I am arguing that [a] false core/periphery binary has made a particular group of migrants ,-those who are white and have migrated from English-speaking countries - invisible - invisible as migrants, that is. For the writers within this group, this leads to a critical blindness in relation to their work and place within Australian national literature. As a critic, however, I look at the work of Ruth Park, Alex Miller and John Mateer and see it is profoundly influenced by their migrant experience. More often than not they write about themes that are typical of migrant writing: alienation, identity, belonging, home, being in-between cultures, history. For a more appropriate, complete appreciation of their work, this thesis argues that it is imperative to go back to the beginning and return the 'default setting' of migrant to its literal meaning.' [From the author's abstract]
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The Expert Survivalist
2002
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 28 April 2002; (p. 10)
Awards
- 2002 shortlisted Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Poetry
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