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'The readings at the Water Rat Hotel at the edge of the city in South Melbourne lived in interesting times. They broke the lull. Writers responded to September 11, Tampa and paused to watch Cathy Freeman run. Audience and readers came from all over: country Victoria, interstate and overseas. Said the Rat! celebrates those nights.'
(Publication summary)
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Fitzroy North,
Fitzroy - Collingwood area,
Melbourne - North,
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Black Pepper
,Fellowship of Australian Writers. Victoria
, 2003 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Soapi"What do they do when the cameras are not rolling?", single work poetry (p. 42-44)
- About Suffering They Were Never Wrongi"Larkin, with his crystal voice,", single work poetry (p. 45)
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7i"You can't sleep off",
single work
poetry
(p. 70)
Note: Dedication: for Jennifer Harrison
- Aztecsi"If you're longing to know", single work poetry (p. 71-72)
- Fruit Bat Colony by Dayi"High above its gloom", single work poetry (p. 84)
- Pop Musici"Empty as a country town street", single work poetry (p. 85)
- The Meaning of Existencei"Everything except language", single work poetry (p. 86)
- These Dead in Their Studied Sectionsi"We were introduced, respectfully,", single work poetry (p. 93-94)
- Stages of Dyingi"In anatomy class", single work poetry (p. 95-96)
- The Spider in Youi"the spider in you", single work poetry (p. 98)
- North and South of the Cityi"You drag me to your house in the crowded bitumen streets", single work poetry (p. 179)
- The Fire Watchers : A Memoir (in the Sydney Style)i"Too blind to be a fireman, too flat footed", single work poetry (p. 209-210)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Past the Itch
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 264 2004; (p. 53)
— Review of Said The Rat! : Writers at the Water Rat! 2000-2002 2003 anthology poetry -
Recent Writing
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , June no. 29 2004; (p. 150-166)
— Review of Misplaced Heart : Poems 2003 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Eight : Another Universe 2004 anthology poetry ; High in the Pawpaw Tree 2003 selected work poetry ; Dorothy's Skin 2003 selected work poetry ; Loneliness 2002 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; Said The Rat! : Writers at the Water Rat! 2000-2002 2003 anthology poetry
-
Recent Writing
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Famous Reporter , June no. 29 2004; (p. 150-166)
— Review of Misplaced Heart : Poems 2003 selected work poetry ; Friendly Street Poets Twenty-Eight : Another Universe 2004 anthology poetry ; High in the Pawpaw Tree 2003 selected work poetry ; Dorothy's Skin 2003 selected work poetry ; Loneliness 2002 selected work poetry ; New and Selected Poems 2004 selected work poetry ; Said The Rat! : Writers at the Water Rat! 2000-2002 2003 anthology poetry -
Past the Itch
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , September no. 264 2004; (p. 53)
— Review of Said The Rat! : Writers at the Water Rat! 2000-2002 2003 anthology poetry
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