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Notes
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A dramatised version of the poems in The Learning Curve was broadcast on Poetica, ABC Radio National, 18 February 2006.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Blackheath,
Blue Mountains,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Brandl and Schlesinger
, 2002 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Key for the St Joseph's College Staff Photo in Three Voicesi"Here, height is everything. Anyone short", single work poetry (p. 9-10)
- The PE Teacher on the Day Before School Beginsi"Three to five times a week I reckon", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Anna Transfers from Loreto Ladies Collegei"I hate the smells that cling", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The School Cleaneri"You've never seen shit", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Why Alan Won't Come to Schooli"alan can't come to school any more won't come we'd say but", single work poetry (p. 15)
- Fits and Startsi"When I walk", single work poetry (p. 16-17)
- The Birthday Tricki"We got Carmel for Maths", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Sister Lucy's Sex Education Classi"Masturbation, girls. Don't blush,", single work poetry (p. 19)
- An English Testi"jason arrived at school just in time for the special", single work poetry (p. 20-21)
- The ESL Teacheri"You train for ESL, they give you", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Blood Wedding: The Student Rehearsali"I'm sick of being a boy. Russell, you'll have to act.", single work poetry (p. 24)
- The Head of Economicsi"I am so pissed off. These are brand new", single work poetry (p. 25)
- The Bruised Girli"This one I got when I", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Drama Teacheri"The Stage is Hopeless", single work poetry (p. 27-28)
- Instructions for a Fundraising Walk-a-Thoni"Get Sponsors", single work poetry (p. 29)
- Why Ryan is on Detentioni"Write a 2 page essay", single work poetry (p. 30-31)
- Brother Dennett Advises a Young Teacheri"Have a tissue, Teri. Take your time,", single work poetry (p. 32)
- Excursion Materiali"Attention!", single work poetry (p. 33)
- Another English Testi"Some kid finds death", single work poetry (p. 34)
- A Newspaper Clipping, single work column (p. 35)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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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 -
Articulate Cynicism, The Wheel of Life and The Stilled Joey
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 91 2002-2003; (p. 77-80)
— Review of The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; Flying Blind 2002 selected work poetry ; Bestiary 2002 selected work poetry -
'I Find a Space for it Somehow' : New Poetry
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 47 no. 2002; (p. 177-192)
— Review of What the Painter Saw in Our Faces 2001 selected work poetry ; Bestseller 2001 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; Afterimages 2002 selected work poetry prose ; The Clothes-Prop Man : Poems from the South Para Reservoir 2002 selected work poetry ; Poems the Size of Photographs 2002 selected work poetry ; Darker and Lighter 2001 selected work poetry ; Other Worlds : Poems 1997-2001 2001 selected work poetry ; Fiery Waters 2001 selected work poetry ; Hothouse 2002 selected work poetry ; Flying Blind 2002 selected work poetry -
School of Hard Knocks
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 244 2002; (p. 58-59)
— Review of The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; Life Given 2002 selected work poetry ; History : Selected Poems 1978-2000 2002 selected work poetry -
Step Inside This Versified School, and Laugh
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry
-
'I Find a Space for it Somehow' : New Poetry
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Westerly , November vol. 47 no. 2002; (p. 177-192)
— Review of What the Painter Saw in Our Faces 2001 selected work poetry ; Bestseller 2001 selected work poetry ; The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; Afterimages 2002 selected work poetry prose ; The Clothes-Prop Man : Poems from the South Para Reservoir 2002 selected work poetry ; Poems the Size of Photographs 2002 selected work poetry ; Darker and Lighter 2001 selected work poetry ; Other Worlds : Poems 1997-2001 2001 selected work poetry ; Fiery Waters 2001 selected work poetry ; Hothouse 2002 selected work poetry ; Flying Blind 2002 selected work poetry -
Articulate Cynicism, The Wheel of Life and The Stilled Joey
2002-2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Island , Summer no. 91 2002-2003; (p. 77-80)
— Review of The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; Flying Blind 2002 selected work poetry ; Bestiary 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 -
Step Inside This Versified School, and Laugh
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 31 August 2002; (p. 19)
— Review of The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry -
School of Hard Knocks
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 244 2002; (p. 58-59)
— Review of The Learning Curve 2002 selected work poetry ; Life Given 2002 selected work poetry ; History : Selected Poems 1978-2000 2002 selected work poetry
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