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1987
The Tiger in the Head
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Notes
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Dedication: To M.J.M.
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Epigraph: 'Tyger! Tyger! burning bright, In the forests of the night....' – William Blake
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Milton,
Milton - Toowong area,
Brisbane - North West,
Brisbane,
Queensland,:Jacaranda Press
, 1987 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Enchantedi"High the scaling sky", single work poetry (p. 1)
- Shellsi"The sea mouths me the morning", single work poetry (p. 2)
- Now the Darki"Now the dark is crouched in me", single work poetry (p. 3)
- The Visionary at Dawn (after Henri Rousseau's Painting, The Sleeping Gypsy)i"Inside the cherished", single work poetry (p. 4-5)
- Aubadei"Day slides whistling", single work poetry (p. 6)
- Fostering Timei"Most approach importantly", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Before Birthi"My bitch is built", single work poetry (p. 8)
- Child in Nature : 1 : The Childi"All adrift", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Child in Nature : 2 : The Birdi"Sun-ascending in a silvered spiral", single work poetry (p. 9)
- Child in Nature : 4 : The Cricketi"I have heard you", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Child in Nature : 3 : Brown Jacki"Green-slashed", single work poetry (p. 10)
- Child in Nature : 5 : Spider's Webi"Teased in the wind,", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Child in Nature : 6 : The Wind and the Songi"Wind sings soft", single work poetry (p. 11)
- Child in Nature : 7 : A Dark Glow about Mei"A dark glow about me...", single work poetry (p. 12)
- The Cracki"A foxglove labours", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Christmas Arrival of the Animalsi"O this clear miraculous day", single work poetry (p. 14-15)
- Glass Cagesi"Across their lunar inscapes", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Three Meetings : Dark, Fear, Deathi"I clasped hard hard night's hole", single work poetry (p. 17-18)
- Mastersi"My Friend - the music-harvester of Brahms", single work poetry (p. 19-20)
- A Calf at an Art Exhibitioni"He saunters into the arena", single work poetry (p. 21)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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In Brief
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , March vol. 3 no. 1 1991; (p. 32)
— Review of The Tiger in the Head 1987 selected work poetry -
Superb, Seemlingly Effortless Poetry
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 August 1988; (p. B5)
— Review of The Tiger in the Head 1987 selected work poetry -
The Tension of Not Being Killed and Buried : Jennifer Maiden's The Trust and Robin Gurr's The Tiger in the Head
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 16 no. 3 1988; (p. 128-136)
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Superb, Seemlingly Effortless Poetry
1988
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 August 1988; (p. B5)
— Review of The Tiger in the Head 1987 selected work poetry -
In Brief
1991
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Women's Book Review , March vol. 3 no. 1 1991; (p. 32)
— Review of The Tiger in the Head 1987 selected work poetry -
The Tension of Not Being Killed and Buried : Jennifer Maiden's The Trust and Robin Gurr's The Tiger in the Head
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: LiNQ , vol. 16 no. 3 1988; (p. 128-136)
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