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Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 An Incomplete Memoir
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'The poems in this third collection by Ian Templeman explore a diversity of themes - the anxiety of ageing, conversations of memory, the representation of intimacy, the ambiguity of relationships.' (Back cover)

Notes

  • Dedication: For my sons, Paul and Nicholas.

Contents

* Contents derived from the Hughes, Woden Valley area, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,:Molonglo Press , 2000 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Sublime Point Roadi"In winter", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 1)
Running Backwardsi"Moments of your taste, touch and smell,", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 2)
In the Distancei"I caught sight of you in the distance", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 3)
A Son to His Motheri"Your letter is an inventory of a childhood", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 4)
In Response to Your Letter, Ian Templeman , sequence poetry (p. 4-6)
A Lover to the Lovedi"In your circle of insistence I disappear,", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 5)
The Dark Floweri"Once, without fear of gossip,", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 7)
A Dreamer's Gazei"At first glance this city has cganged little.", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 8-9)
A Painting of Pearsi"You spoke of the allegorical", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 10-11)
A Matter of Translationi"Mist that hung over the early morning river,", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Onei"Toolbrunup was not a mountain, more a hill", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 14)
Six Brief Narratives of Gestures, Ian Templeman , sequence poetry (p. 14-19)
Twoi"We knelt side by side", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 15)
Threei"On a remote reef", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 16)
Fouri"You became my guide and translator", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 17)
Fivei"The cafe was crowded,", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 18)
Sixi"It is autumn, a housekeeping day", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 19)
Pebblesi"He is a dark knot on the landscape", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
A Particular Raveni"This raven coiled in the eye", Ian Templeman , Jan Brown (illustrator), single work poetry
'An artist's book consisting of thirteen etchings by Jan Brown and the poem 'Raven' by Ian Templeman. Produced in collaboration with Dianne Fogwell during Jan Brown's appointment as ANU Visiting Fellow with the Canberra School of Art.'
(p. 22-29)
Note: With title: Death of a Raven
I Do Not Fear Exilei"I do not fear exile to the labyrinth of days", Ian Templeman , single work poetry (p. 30)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

A Broader View of Life Christopher Bantick , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 18 November 2000; (p. 8)

— Review of An Incomplete Memoir Ian Templeman , 2000 selected work poetry ; Islands Robin Wallace-Crabbe , 2000 selected work short story ; Which Way the Wind Blew Ninette Clarice Florence Dutton , 2000 single work autobiography ; Taken By the Enemy Russell Erwin , 2000 selected work poetry
Poetry Based on Private Life, Good Behaviour, Decency Vivian Smith , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 September 2000; (p. 19)

— Review of Taken By the Enemy Russell Erwin , 2000 selected work poetry ; An Incomplete Memoir Ian Templeman , 2000 selected work poetry
Good Things Come in Small Packages Christopher Bantick , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 August 2000; (p. 44)
Poetry Based on Private Life, Good Behaviour, Decency Vivian Smith , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 30 September 2000; (p. 19)

— Review of Taken By the Enemy Russell Erwin , 2000 selected work poetry ; An Incomplete Memoir Ian Templeman , 2000 selected work poetry
A Broader View of Life Christopher Bantick , 2000 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 18 November 2000; (p. 8)

— Review of An Incomplete Memoir Ian Templeman , 2000 selected work poetry ; Islands Robin Wallace-Crabbe , 2000 selected work short story ; Which Way the Wind Blew Ninette Clarice Florence Dutton , 2000 single work autobiography ; Taken By the Enemy Russell Erwin , 2000 selected work poetry
Good Things Come in Small Packages Christopher Bantick , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 27 August 2000; (p. 44)
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